Diapycnal mixing in a conceptual model of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 226-238

  Marzeion, Ben ^a   Drange, Helge ^a  

^a BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Meridional oceanic circulation; Modelling; Thermocline; Vertical mixing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

MERIDIONAL OCEANIC CIRCULATION; THERMOCLINE; VERTICAL MIXING;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

MIXING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; THERMOCLINE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 33644760188     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2005.08.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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