Ocean margin densities and paleoestimates of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation: A model study

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Hirschi, J J M ^a   Lynch Stieglitz, J ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Margin; Meridional; Overturning; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147096286     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GC001301     Document Type: Article

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