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

James N. Moum (), Alexander Perlin, Jonathan D. Nash and Michael J. McPhaden
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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

Nature, 2013, vol. 500, issue 7460, 64-67

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.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1038/nature12363

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