Mechanisms determining the Atlantic thermohaline circulation response to greenhouse forcing in a non-flux-adjusted coupled climate model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 3102-3116

  Thorpe, R B ^a   Gregory, J M ^a   Johns, T C ^a   Wood, R A ^a   Mitchell, J F B ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK; GLOBAL WARMING; OCEAN CURRENTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION (THC);

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; SALINITY; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035878104     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<3102:MDTATC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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