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Seasonal sea surface cooling in the equatorial Pacific cold tongue controlled by ocean mixing

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  • James N. Moum

    (College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University)

  • Alexander Perlin

    (College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University)

  • Jonathan D. Nash

    (College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University)

  • Michael J. McPhaden

    (NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory)

Abstract

In the tropics, a strong seasonal cycle in sea surface temperature exists despite comparatively constant radiation inputs; turbulent mixing from below is now shown to control the cooling phase of the seasonal cycle in the equatorial Pacific ‘cold tongue’ at 140° W.

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  • James N. Moum & Alexander Perlin & Jonathan D. Nash & Michael J. McPhaden, 2013. "Seasonal sea surface cooling in the equatorial Pacific cold tongue controlled by ocean mixing," Nature, Nature, vol. 500(7460), pages 64-67, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:500:y:2013:i:7460:d:10.1038_nature12363
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12363
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