Precise calculations of the existence of multiple AMOC equilibria in coupled climate models. Part II: Transient behavior

Journal of Climate

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 299-306

  Sijp, Willem P ^a   England, Matthew H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate models; Coupled models; Fluxes; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; ATTRACTION BASIN; COUPLED CLIMATE MODEL; COUPLED MODELS; CRITICAL VALUE; DECAY TIME; EVOLUTION EQUATIONS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; SALINITY; SALT FLUX; SURFACE FLUX; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR; TRANSIENT SOLUTIONS; UPPER BOUNDARY;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FLUXES; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE MODELING; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PRECISION; SALINITY; SURFACE FLUX; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84856975448     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JCLI4246.1     Document Type: Article

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