Ocean heat transport in the South Atlantic in a coupled climate model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C1, 2000, Pages 1071-1091

  Banks, Helene T ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WATER; CLIMATE MODELING; HEAT FLOW; WATER MASS;

(SOUTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033675164     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900259     Document Type: Article

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