Role of the ocean mixed layer processes in the response of the North Pacific winter SST and MLD to global warming in CGCMs

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 38, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 1181-1190

  Yim, Bo Young ^a   Noh, Yign ^a   Yeh, Sang Wook ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Climate change projections; Coupled general circulation models; Heat budget of the mixed layer; Mixed layer depth; Sea surface temperature

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT BUDGET; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MIXED LAYER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84857444931     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1120-3     Document Type: Article

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