Thermal expansion in ocean and coupled general circulation models

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1384-1405

  Jackett, D R ^a   McDougall, T J ^a   England, M H ^b   Hirst, A C ^c  

^a ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SURFACE WATERS;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; OCEAN; SEA LEVEL RISE;

SEA LEVEL;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 0034128582     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<1384:TEIOAC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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