On the history of meridional overturning circulation schematic diagrams

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 466-486

  Richardson, Philip L ^a,b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b U S COAST GUARD ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Global ocean; Global ocean circulation; History of ocean circulation; Indian Ocean; Meridional overturning circulation; Ocean conveyor belt; Pacific Ocean; Schematic circulation diagrams; Southern Ocean; Thermohaline circulation

Indexed keywords

CONVEYORS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; OCEANOGRAPHY;

MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATION; OCEAN CONVEYOR BELT; OVERTURNING CIRCULATION;

GLOBAL WARMING;

GLOBAL WARMING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROGRAPHY; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NINETEENTH CENTURY; OVERTURN; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 40649119044     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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