Modelling carbon cycle feedbacks during abrupt climate change

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 431-448

  Ewen, Tracy L ^a   Weaver, Andrew J ^a   Schmittner, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); OCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTS;

THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION (THC);

CLIMATOLOGY;

CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MELTWATER; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PALEOCLIMATE; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

EID: 1242344675     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2003.08.007     Document Type: Article

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