Influence of North American land processes on North Atlantic Ocean variability

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 33-56

  Bhatt, Uma S ^a   Schneider, Edwin K ^b   Dewitt, David G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Ctr Ocean Land Atmosphere Studs   (United States)

^c Earth Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

General circulation model; Land processes; North America

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; LAND-SEA INTERACTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0038356547     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8181(02)00190-X     Document Type: Article

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