Ocean heat transport, sea ice, and multiple climate states: Insights from energy balance models

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2828-2843

  Rose, Brian E J ^a   Marshall, John ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICAL CONSTRAINTS; ENERGY BALANCE MODELS; HIGH LATITUDES; ICE EDGE; MERIDIONAL HEAT TRANSPORTS; MERIDIONAL TRANSPORT; NEW MODEL; OCEAN GYRES; OCEAN HEAT TRANSPORT;

CLIMATE MODELS; ENERGY BALANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; HYSTERESIS; SEA ICE; WIND POWER; WIND STRESS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ENERGY BALANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; MODELING; SEA ICE; WIND STRESS;

EID: 73549121960     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3039.1     Document Type: Article

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