Stochastically-driven multidecadal variability of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation in CCSM3

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 38, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 859-876

  Kwon, Young Oh ^a   Frankignoul, Claude ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; DECADAL VARIATION; GYRE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OCEANIC CONVECTION; OVERTURN; STOCHASTICITY; VERTICAL MIXING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 84857442973     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1040-2     Document Type: Article

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