Importance of ice-ocean interactions for the global ocean circulation: A model study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C10, 1999, Pages 23337-23355

  Goosse, H ^a   Fichefet, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC BOTTOM WATER; CIRCULATION MODELING; GLOBAL OCEAN; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

EID: 0033569014     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900215     Document Type: Article

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