A global hybrid coupled model based on atmosphere-SST feedbacks

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 745-760

  Cimatoribus, Andrea A ^a   Drijfhout, Sybren S ^a   Dijkstra, Henk A ^b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atmospheric feedbacks; Hybrid coupled model; Multiple equilibria; Thermohaline circulation

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE MODELING; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; OVERTURN; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84856265145     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1094-1     Document Type: Article

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