The role of thermohaline circulation in climate

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 1999, Pages 91-109

  Manabe, Syukuro ^a   Stouffer, Ronald J ^b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033047554     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0870.1999.t01-1-00008.x     Document Type: Article

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