Nonnormal thermohaline circulation dynamics in a coupled ocean-atmosphere GCM

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 588-604

  Tziperman, Eli ^a   Zanna, Laure ^a   Penland, Cecile ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; SEAWATER;

EMPIRICAL OTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LINEAR DYNAMICS; NONNORMAL DYNAMICS; SALINITY ANOMALY; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PERTURBATION; PREDICTION; SALINITY; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 43149116597     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JPO3769.1     Document Type: Article

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