Interannual to interdecadal variability of sea surface salinity in the Atlantic and its link to the atmosphere in a coupled model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Mignot, J ^a   Frankignoul, C ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Coupled model; North Atlantic salinity

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE MODELING; DECADAL VARIATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE SALINITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 3042835501     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC002005     Document Type: Article

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