Variability of the simulated meridional heat transport in the North Atlantic for the period 1951-1993

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C5, 1999, Pages 10991-11007

  Häkkinen, Sirpa ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; HEAT TRANSFER; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033562240     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900034     Document Type: Article

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