Global thermohaline circulation. Part II: Sensitivity with interactive atmospheric transports

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-91

  Wang, Xiaoli ^a   Stone, Peter H ^a   Marotzke, Jochem ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODEL; WATER ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; OCEANOGRAPHY;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL (GCM); THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

EID: 0033019452     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442-12.1.83     Document Type: Article

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