Changes in mixed layer depth under climate change projections in two CGCMs

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 199-213

  Yeh, Sang Wook ^a   Yim, Bo Young ^b   Noh, Yign ^b   Dewitte, Boris ^c  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Laboratoire d'Etudes en Geophysique et Oceanographie Spatiale   (France)

Author keywords

CGCM; Climate change projections; ENSO; Mixed layer depth; Sea surface temperature

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; MIXED LAYER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WIND-DRIVEN CURRENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 67649177386     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0530-y     Document Type: Article

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