The impact of tropical Atlantic freshwater fluxes on the North Atlantic Meridional overturning circulation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 4592-4604

  Spence, J Spence ^a   Weaver, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP-WATER FORMATION; EL NIÑO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS; FRESHWATER FLUXES; GREENHOUSE GASES;

GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SALINE WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 33749647653     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3873.1     Document Type: Article

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