Instability of two-dimensional thermohaline circulation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 305-319

  Vellinga, Michael ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; INSTABILITY; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; TWO- DIMENSIONAL MODELS;

EID: 0029769695     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<0305:IOTDTC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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