North pacific gyre oscillation synchronizes climate fluctuations in the eastern and western boundary systems

Recent studies have identified the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation (NPGO) as a decadal mode of climate variability that is linked to previously unexplained fluctuations of salinity, nutrient, and chlorophyll in the Northeast Pacific. The NPGO reflects changes in strength of the central and eastern br...

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Main Author: Ceballos, Lina Isabel
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/26552