A simple model of millennial oscillations of the thermohaline circulation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1142-1155

  Colin de Verdière, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

MILLENIAL OSCILLATIONS; STOMMEL SADDLE NODE BIFURCATION; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BIFURCATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; OSCILLATION; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

EID: 34250762602     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO3056.1     Document Type: Article

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