An analytical model of the response of the meridional overturning circulation to changes in wind and buoyancy forcing

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1270-1287

  Shakespeare, Callum J ^a   Hogg, Andrew McC ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abyssal circulation; Meridional overturning circulation; Ocean circulation; Ocean models; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL CIRCULATION; MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATIONS; OCEAN CIRCULATION; OCEAN MODEL; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; WIND STRESS;

BUOYANCY;

ABYSSAL CIRCULATION; ANALYTICAL METHOD; BUOYANCY FORCING; CIRCULATION MODELING; EKMAN TRANSPORT; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OVERTURN; WIND FORCING; WIND STRESS;

DRAKE PASSAGE; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84864052020     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-11-0198.1     Document Type: Article

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