On the spontaneous transition to asymmetric thermohaline circulation

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 68-78

  Nilsson, Johan ^a   Broström, Göran ^a   Walin, Gösta ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY CURRENT; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER MASS;

EID: 1142269519     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2004.00044.x     Document Type: Article

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