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Original Articles

Understanding the ocean temperature change in global warming: the tropical Pacific

Haijun YangDepartment of Atmospheric Science, School of Physics, Peking University, 209 Chengfu Road, Beijing, China, 100871Correspondence[email protected]
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Fuyao WangDepartment of Atmospheric Science, School of Physics, Peking University, 209 Chengfu Road, Beijing, China, 100871
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Aidong SunComputer Center, Peking University, 5 Yihe Road, Beijing, China, 100871
Pages 371-380 | Received 06 Apr 2008, Accepted 15 Dec 2008, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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