The influence of sea ice on ocean heat uptake in response to increasing CO2

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2437-2450

  Bitz, Cecilia M ^a   Gent, P R ^b   Woodgate, R A ^a   Holland, M M ^b   Lindsay, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT TRANSFER; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA ICE; WIND EFFECTS;

HEAT TRANSPORT ANOMALY; OCEAN HEAT UPTAKE; SEA ICE RETREAT;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ALBEDO; CARBON DIOXIDE; HEAT TRANSFER; SEA ICE; WIND STRESS;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 33745059873     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3756.1     Document Type: Article

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