Analysis of the improvement in implied meridional ocean energy transport as simulated by the NCAR CCM3

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1237-1244

  Hack, James J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CLIMATE MODEL; OCEAN ENERGY TRANSPORT;

EID: 0031667829     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<1237:AOTIII>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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