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Zheng et al. 1997
Zheng, Q., Yan, X., Liu, W.T., Tang, W. and Kurz, D. (1997). Seasonal and interannual variability of atmospheric convergence zones in the tropical Pacific observed with ERS-1 scatterometer. Geophysical Research Letters 24: doi: 10.1029/97GL00033. issn: 0094-8276.

Monthly images of atmospheric convergence zones in the tropical Pacific were produced with 1992--1994 ERS-1 scatterometer wind vectors. From the images, the position, width, and intensity of the convergence zones can be determined. Latitude-time sections of ocean surface wind divergence show that the summer position of the ITCZ in the eastern Pacific during the observed period exceeded the normal position northward by 3¿--6¿ latitude, and the annual cycle in the western Pacific for 1994 was quite weak, implying a persistently unusual case.¿ 1997 American Geophysical Union

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Planetology, Fluid Planets, Atmospheres—structure and dynamics, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Boundary layer processes, Planetology, Fluid Planets, Remote sensing, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Ocean/atmosphere interactions (0312, 4504)
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Geophysical Research Letters
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