Thermohaline oscillations in the LSG OGCM: Propagating anomalies and sensitivity to parameterizations

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2233-2255

  Osborn, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0005397894     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<2233:TOITLO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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