Precise calculations of the existence of multiple AMOC equilibria in coupled climate models. Part I: Equilibrium states

Journal of Climate

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 282-298

  Sijp, Willem P ^a   England, Matthew H ^a   Gregory, Jonathan M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate models; Coupled models; Meridional overturning circulation; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC INTERMEDIATE WATERS; COMPETING EFFECTS; COUPLED CLIMATE MODEL; COUPLED MODELS; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; EVOLUTION EQUATIONS; MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATIONS; NON-LINEAR RESPONSE; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOR; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; OCEAN CLIMATE MODELS; SALINITY; SALINITY GRADIENTS; SALT FLUX; SOUTH ATLANTIC; SOUTHERN OCEAN; STABLE STATE; STATE BEHAVIOR; STATE PARAMETERS; STEADY STATE SOLUTION; TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR;

CYTOLOGY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ANTARCTIC INTERMEDIATE WATER; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECISION; SALINITY; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84856954689     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JCLI4245.1     Document Type: Article

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