Sea surface temperature-evaporation feedback and the ocean's thermohaline circulation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 644-654

  Hughes, Tertia M C ^a   Weaver, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; SST; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; UNCOUPLED OCEAN MODELS;

EID: 0029853598     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<0644:SSTEFA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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