Linear versus self-sustained interdecadal thermohaline variability in a coupled box model

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1216-1232

  Rivin, Ilya ^a,b   Tziperman, Eli ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; BOX MODEL; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

EID: 0031465842     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<1216:LVSSIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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