Effect of Atlantic meridional overturning circulation changes on tropical Atlantic sea surface temperature variability: A 21/2-layer reduced-gravity ocean model study

Journal of Climate

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 312-332

  Wen, Caihong ^a   Chang, Ping ^a   Saravanan, Ramalingam ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATIONS; CIRCULATION CHANGES; COUPLED CLIMATE MODEL; GULF OF GUINEA; MASS TRANSPORT; NON-LINEAR THRESHOLDS; NORTH BRAZIL CURRENTS; OCEAN MODEL; OCEAN STRATIFICATION; OPEN BOUNDARIES; OPTIMAL LOCATIONS; SUBSURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUBTROPICAL GYRE; SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATIONS; TROPICAL ATLANTIC; TROPICAL GYRE; WATER MASS; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

CLIMATE MODELS; FLOW OF WATER; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVITATION; LOCATION; OCEAN CURRENTS; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GYRE; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; THRESHOLD;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); GULF OF GUINEA;

EID: 77949335052     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI3042.1     Document Type: Article

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