Multiple equilibria in thermosolutal convection due to salt-flux boundary conditions

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 245, Issue 30, 1992, Pages 449-483

  Ghil, Michael ^a   Quon, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; SALT FLUX; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

EID: 0027084284     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112092000545     Document Type: Article

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