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1 | (16) |
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1.1 Roles of Wind in Climate Variability |
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1 | (1) |
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1.2 Main Thermocline in the World Oceans |
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2 | (4) |
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1.3 Reduced Gravity Model, Advantage and Limitation |
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6 | (6) |
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6 | (5) |
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1.3.2 The Reduced Gravity in the World Oceans |
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11 | (1) |
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1.4 Layer Outcropping: The Physics and the Numerical Method |
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12 | (5) |
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16 | (1) |
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2 Climate Variability Diagnosed from the Spherical Coordinates |
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17 | (44) |
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2.1 Climate Variability Diagnosed in the z-Coordinate |
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17 | (11) |
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2.2 External/Internal Modes in Meridional/Zonal Directions |
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28 | (11) |
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2.2.1 Heat Content Anomaly |
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28 | (5) |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (4) |
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2.3 Adiabatic Signals in the Upper Ocean |
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39 | (7) |
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2.3.1 Adiabatic Adjustment in the Upper Ocean |
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41 | (2) |
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2.3.2 Adiabatic Wave Adjustment in the Meridional Direction |
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43 | (3) |
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2.4 The Regulation of MOC (MHF) by Wind Stress and Buoyancy Anomalies |
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46 | (7) |
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46 | (1) |
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2.4.2 Surface Density Anomaly |
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46 | (2) |
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2.4.3 Correlation Between Surface Forces and MOC |
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48 | (4) |
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52 | (1) |
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2.5 Adiabatic Heaving Signals in the Deep Ocean |
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53 | (4) |
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57 | (4) |
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59 | (2) |
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3 Heaving, Stretching, Spicing and Isopycnal Analysis |
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61 | (100) |
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3.1 Heaving, Stretching and Spicing Modes |
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61 | (12) |
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3.1.1 Adiabatic and Isentropic Processes |
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61 | (1) |
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3.1.2 Heaving, Stretching and Spicing Modes |
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62 | (2) |
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3.1.3 External Heaving Modes Versus Internal Heaving Modes |
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64 | (4) |
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3.1.4 Wave Processes Related to Adiabatic Internal Heaving Modes |
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68 | (2) |
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3.1.5 Local Versus Global Heaving Modes |
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70 | (3) |
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73 | (11) |
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73 | (1) |
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3.2.2 Define Potential Spicity by Line Integration |
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74 | (2) |
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3.2.3 Define Potential Spicity in the Least Square Sense |
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76 | (2) |
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3.2.4 Solve the Linearized Least Square Problem |
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78 | (1) |
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3.2.5 Potential Spicity Functions Based on UNESCO EOS-80 |
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79 | (4) |
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3.2.6 Potential Spicity Functions Based on UNESCO TEOS_10 |
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83 | (1) |
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3.3 G-n Diagram and Its Application |
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84 | (53) |
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3.3.1 The Meaning of Spicity |
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84 | (10) |
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3.3.2 Density Ratio Inferred from the Density-Spicity Diagram |
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94 | (16) |
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3.3.3 The σ--π Plane as a Metric Space |
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110 | (27) |
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137 | (24) |
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3.4.1 The Lagrangian Coordinate |
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138 | (9) |
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3.4.2 Isopycnal Analysis in the Eulerian Coordinate |
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147 | (5) |
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3.4.3 Isothermal Analysis |
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152 | (7) |
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159 | (2) |
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4 Heaving Modes in the World Oceans |
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161 | (102) |
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4.1 Heaving Induced by Wind Stress Anomaly |
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161 | (34) |
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161 | (4) |
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4.1.2 A Two-Hemisphere Model Ocean |
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165 | (10) |
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4.1.3 A Southern Hemisphere Model Ocean |
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175 | (9) |
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4.1.4 Adiabatic MOCs of the World Oceans with Rectangular Basins |
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184 | (6) |
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4.1.5 MOC/MHF Simulated by a RGM in the World Oceans |
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190 | (5) |
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4.2 Heaving Induced by Anomalous Freshwater Forcing |
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195 | (14) |
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195 | (3) |
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198 | (1) |
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4.2.3 Results from Numerical Experiments |
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198 | (10) |
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4.2.4 Experiment for 40 Year Continuing Freshening of the Ocean |
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208 | (1) |
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4.3 Heaving Induced by Anomalous Wind, Freshening and Warming |
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209 | (7) |
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209 | (1) |
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4.3.2 A Simple Generalized Reduced Gravity Model |
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209 | (1) |
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4.3.3 Numerical Experiments Based on This Reduced Gravity Model |
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210 | (6) |
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4.4 Heaving Induced by Convection Generated Reduced Gravity Anomaly |
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216 | (14) |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (1) |
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4.4.3 Results from Numerical Experiments |
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219 | (11) |
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4.4.4 Numerical Experiments with Sinusoidal Reduced Gravity Perturbations |
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230 | (1) |
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4.5 Heaving Induced by Deep Convection Generated Volume Loss |
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230 | (11) |
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230 | (4) |
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234 | (1) |
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4.5.3 Results of Numerical Experiments |
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234 | (7) |
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4.6 ENSO Events and Heaving Modes |
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241 | (22) |
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241 | (1) |
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4.6.2 Variability of Heat Content and Horizontal Heat Fluxes Due to ENSO Diagnosed from the GODAS Data |
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242 | (3) |
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4.6.3 Meridional Heat Flux |
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245 | (3) |
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248 | (3) |
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251 | (6) |
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4.6.6 A Two-Hemisphere Model Ocean Simulating ENSO |
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257 | (4) |
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261 | (2) |
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5 Heaving Signals in the Isopycnal Coordinate |
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263 | (72) |
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263 | (2) |
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265 | (7) |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (1) |
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5.2.3 Separating the Signals Into External and Internal Modes |
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267 | (2) |
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5.2.4 Statistics in the Density Space |
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269 | (1) |
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5.2.5 External Signals in Terms of Layer Thickness |
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270 | (2) |
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272 | (2) |
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5.4 Difference Between the Casting Method and the Projecting Method |
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274 | (2) |
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5.5 Isopycnal Layer Analysis for the World Oceans |
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276 | (32) |
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276 | (4) |
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5.5.2 Heaving Modes for σ1 = 30.9 ± 0.05 kg/m3 |
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280 | (3) |
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5.5.3 Horizontal Distribution of Climate Variability for σ1 = 30.9 ± 0.05 kg/m3 |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (3) |
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5.5.5 Regional Anomaly Patterns |
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288 | (3) |
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5.5.6 A Meridional Section Through 60.5° W |
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291 | (9) |
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5.5.7 A Zonal Section Along the Equator |
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300 | (5) |
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5.5.8 A Zonal Section Along 45.17° N |
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305 | (3) |
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5.6 Isopycnal Layer Analysis Based on σ0 |
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308 | (4) |
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5.7 Heaving Signals for the Shallow Water in the Pacific-Indian Basin |
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312 | (18) |
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5.7.1 Application of the Casting Method to the GODAS Data |
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313 | (7) |
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5.7.2 Isopycnal Layer Analysis of the Equatorial Dynamics Based on Projecting Methods |
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320 | (10) |
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5.8 Heaving Signal Propagation Through the Equatorial |
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330 | (5) |
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Appendix: Connection Between the MDC and the FDC |
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331 | (1) |
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332 | (3) |
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6 Heaving Signals in the Isothermal Coordinate |
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335 | (38) |
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335 | (1) |
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335 | (3) |
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336 | (2) |
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6.3 Casting Method Applied to the GODAS Data |
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338 | (7) |
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6.3.1 The Choice of Temperature Scale |
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338 | (1) |
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6.3.2 Statistics in the Temperature Space |
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339 | (6) |
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345 | (13) |
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6.4.1 Isothermal Layer Analysis for the Layer of θ = 20 ± 0.5°C |
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347 | (5) |
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6.4.2 Structure in the Pacific Basin |
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352 | (6) |
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6.5 Signals of Layer Depth and Zonal Velocity in the Pacific Basin |
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358 | (1) |
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6.6 Z-Theta Diagram and Its Application to Climate Variability Analysis |
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359 | (14) |
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Appendix: Connection Between the MTC and the FTC |
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369 | (2) |
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371 | (2) |
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7 Climate Signals in the Isohaline Coordinate |
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373 | (14) |
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373 | (1) |
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374 | (2) |
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375 | (1) |
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376 | (1) |
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7.3 Separating the Signals into External and Internal Modes |
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376 | (1) |
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377 | (1) |
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377 | (1) |
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7.4 Analysis Based on the GODAS Data |
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377 | (2) |
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7.5 Shallow Salty Water Sphere in the Atlantic Ocean |
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379 | (8) |
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386 | (1) |
Index |
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