Modelling the sensitivity of Mediterranean Outflow to anthropogenically forced climate change

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 355-368

  Thorpe, R B ^a,b   Bigg, G R ^b  

^a Hadley Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EID: 0034032793     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050333     Document Type: Article

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