Simulation of "great salinity anomalies" in coupled climate models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Bigg, Grant R ^a   Wadley, Martin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELING; GYRE; SALINITY; SIMULATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GREENLAND SEA; LABRADOR SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 34249819080     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003475     Document Type: Article

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