Dansgaard-Oeschger oscillations in a coupled atmosphere-ocean climate model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 949-970

  Sakai, K ^a   Peltier, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE MODELLING; DANSGAARD-OESCHGER OSCILLATION; DANSGAARD-OESCHGER OSCILLATIONS; ICE AGE; ICE AGES; LATE GLACIAL; PALAEOCLIMATE;

EID: 0030730158     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<0949:DOOIAC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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