Multiple equilibria and asymmetric climates in the CCM3 coupled to an oceanic mixed layer with thermodynamic sea ice

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Langen, Peter L ^a   Alexeev, Vladimir A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; HEAT TRANSFER; MODELS; SEA ICE; THERMODYNAMICS;

AQUAPLANET; MULTIPLE EQUILIBRIA; STATIONARY STATES; THERMODYNAMIC SEA ICE;

GEOPHYSICS;

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE MODELING; ENERGY BALANCE; SEA ICE;

EID: 2542455564     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL019039     Document Type: Article

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