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The Western Pacific Warm Pool

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The feature of the warm sea surface temperature in the tropical Western Pacific is introduced with its importance to the atmospheric general circulation. The maintenance of this warm pool is then discussed that emphasizes the role of the atmosphere and the ocean in sustaining this feature.

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  1. Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA

    Vasubandhu Misra

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Misra, V. (2023). The Western Pacific Warm Pool. In: An Introduction to Large-Scale Tropical Meteorology. Springer Atmospheric Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12887-5_5

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