Effect of climate change on the thermal stratification of the baltic sea: A sensitivity experiment

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 38, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 1703-1713

  Hordoir, R ^a   Meier, H E M ^a  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic sea; Climate change; Numerical modelling; Scenario simulation; Temperature of maximum density

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; THERMAL CONVECTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 84860352052     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1036-y     Document Type: Article

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