A remote effect of geothermal heat on the global thermohaline circulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Urakawa, L Shogo ^a   Hasumi, Hiroyasu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; GRAVITATION; OCEANOGRAPHY;

ASYMMETRIC RESPONSE; CIRCULATION PATTERNS; GEOTHERMAL HEAT; GLOBAL THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY; MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATIONS; OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; VISCOUS DISSIPATION;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

ENERGETICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; KINETIC ENERGY; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; OVERTURN; POTENTIAL ENERGY; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 70349656836     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC005192     Document Type: Article

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