Oceans and air–sea interaction

  • William K. M. Lau
  • Duane E. Waliser
  • Jean Philippe Duvel
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Abstract

Since the publication of the First Edition of this book, many new studies have focused on the role of air–sea interaction in tropical atmospheric intraseasonal variability (ISV). The aim of this section is to summarize the results of these new studies and to extract their main conclusions.

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Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Dipole Mixed Layer Depth Ocean General Circulation Model Intraseasonal Variability 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • William K. M. Lau
    • 1
  • Duane E. Waliser
    • 2
  • Jean Philippe Duvel
  1. 1.Laboratory for AtmospheresNASA/Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbeltUSA
  2. 2.Earth Science and Technology Directorate Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadenaUSA

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