The generation of thermal oscillations in an ocean model

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 122, Issue 535, 1996, Pages 1721-1738

  Cai, Wenju ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Interdecadal oscillations; Ocean and atmosphere modelling; Ocean circulation sensitivity; Thermohaline circulation

Indexed keywords

AIR/SEA INTERACTION; INTERDECADAL; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER; OCEANIC GCM; OGCM; OSCILLATION; OSCILLATIONS; THERMAL FORCING; THERMOHALINE;

EID: 5844260866     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.53511     Document Type: Article

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