Observed and simulated estimates of the meridional overturning circulation at 26.5° N in the Atlantic

Ocean Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 575-589

  Baehr, J ^a,d   Cunnningham, S ^b   Haak, H ^c   Heimbach, P ^a   Kanzow, T ^b,e   Marotzke, J ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^e GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROGRAPH; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OVERTURN; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; TIME SERIES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 72449199425     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-5-575-2009     Document Type: Article

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