On the climatic impact of ocean circulation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 2875-2889

  Winton, Michael ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA ICE;

GLOBAL COOLING;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE FORCING; HEAT FLUX; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEA ICE;

EID: 0141940655     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<2875:OTCIOO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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