Regime shifts in the North Pacific simulated by a COADS-driven isopycnal model

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 743-754

  Wang, Dongxiao ^a,b   Wang, Jia ^c   Wu, Lixin ^d   Liu, Zhengyu ^d  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Isopycnal model; North Pacific; Regime shift; Ventilated thermocline

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER VENTILATION; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; THERMOCLINE; WATER MASS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 1542320144     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02915399     Document Type: Article

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