Response of the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation and ventilation to increasing carbon dioxide in CCSM3

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2382-2397

  Bryan, Frank O ^a   Danabasoglu, Gokhan ^a   Nakashiki, Norikazu ^b   Yoshida, Yoshikatsu ^b   Kim, Dong Hoon ^b   Tsutsui, Junichi ^b   Doney, Scott C ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT FLUX; OCEANOGRAPHY;

OCEAN SURFACE FORCING; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

METEOROLOGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE FORCING; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; VENTILATION;

EID: 33745087448     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3757.1     Document Type: Article

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