A latitude-depth, circulation-biogeochemical ocean model for palaeoclimate studies. Development and sensitivities

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 50B, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 290-316

  Marchal, Olivier ^a   Stocker, Thomas F ^a   Joos, Fortunat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; OCEAN CIRCULATION MODEL; PALAEOCLIMATE;

EID: 0031672020     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0889.1998.t01-2-00006.x     Document Type: Article

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