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Title: Oceanic meridional transports and their roles in warm water volume variability and ENSO in the tropical Pacific
Award ID(s):
1813611
PAR ID:
10339462
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Climate Dynamics
Volume:
59
Issue:
1-2
ISSN:
0930-7575
Page Range / eLocation ID:
245 to 261
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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