The sensitivity of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation to freshwater forcing at eddy-permitting resolutions

Journal of Climate

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2697-2710

  Spence, J Paul ^a   Eby, Michael ^a   Weaver, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; COOLING; FLOW OF WATER; MIXING; OCEAN CURRENTS;

ATLANTIC; ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATION; BOUNDARY CURRENTS; BOUNDARY FORCING; COARSE-RESOLUTION MODELS; DEE P CONVECTION; DEEP OCEANS; ENHANCED MIXING; FORCINGS; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; HIGHER RESOLUTION; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; LABRADOR SEA; MAXIMUM AMPLITUDE; MERIDIONAL HEAT TRANSPORTS; MODEL RESPONSES; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER FORMATION; PROGLACIAL LAKES; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE MODELING; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OVERTURN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EAST); ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN (WEST); CANADA; LABRADOR SEA; LAKE AGASSIZ; LAKE OJIBWAY; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 48749119004     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JCLI2103.1     Document Type: Article

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