TEMPERATURE AND SIZE VARIABILITIES OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC WARM POOL

被引:244
作者
YAN, XH
HO, CR
ZHENG, Q
KLEMAS, V
机构
[1] Center for Remote Sensing, Graduate College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Newark
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10.1126/science.258.5088.1643
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Variabilities in sea-surface temperature and size of the Western Pacific Warm Pool were 1982 to 1991. The results show that both annual mean sea-surface temperature and the size of the warm pool increased from 1983 to 1987 and fluctuated after 1987. Possible causes of these variations include solar irradiance variabilities, El Nino-Southern Oscillation events, volcanic activities, and global warming.
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