Low-latitude freshwater influence on centennial variability of the Atlantic thermohaline circulation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 4498-4511

  Vellinga, Michael ^a   Wu, Peili ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; OSCILLATIONS; WATER;

CENTENNIAL VARIABILITY; FRESHWATER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION (THC);

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANOMALY; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; FRESHWATER INPUT; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 11844253781     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/3219.1     Document Type: Article

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