A study of the sensitivity of ocean overturning circulation and climate to freshwater input in different regions of the North Atlantic

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2009, Pages

  Smith, Robin S ^a   Gregory, Jonathan M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATIONS; CLIMATE SYSTEM; DEEP-WATER FORMATION; FRESHWATER INPUTS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GREENLAND; NORTH ATLANTIC; OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE; OVERTURNING CIRCULATION; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE CHANGES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DEEP WATER FORMATION; FRESHWATER INPUT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRIP; ICE CORE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OVERTURN; PERTURBATION; WARMING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 70350029222     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL038607     Document Type: Article

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