Response of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation to increasing atmospheric CO2: Sensitivity to mean climate state

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Weaver, Andrew J ^a   Eby, Michael ^a   Kienast, Markus ^b   Saenko, Oleg A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATOLOGY; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAT FLUX; SEA ICE; SNOW; WATER VAPOR;

ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATION; CLIMATE RESPONSE; CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; FRESHWATER FLUX;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEAT FLUX; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OVERTURN; SEA ICE; SNOW; WATER VAPOR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 34249903644     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL028756     Document Type: Article

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