Effects of glacial meltwater in the GISS coupled atmosphere-ocean model 1. North Atlantic Deep Water response

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D21, 2001, Pages 27335-27353

  Rind, D ^a,d   DeMenocal, P ^a,b   Russell, G ^a,d   Sheth, S ^a,d   Collins, D ^a,d   Schmidt, G ^a,d   Teller, J ^a,c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; FRESHWATER INPUT; MELTWATER; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; YOUNGER DRYAS;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035652180     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000070     Document Type: Article

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