Stability of the global ocean circulation: The connection of equilibria within a hierarchy of models

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 725-743

  Dijkstra, Henk A ^a,b   Weijer, Wilbert ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION; HYSTERESIS; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

EID: 2442447496     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224003322981129     Document Type: Article

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