Global response to solar radiation absorbed by phytoplankton in a coupled climate model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 39, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 1951-1968

  Patara, Lavinia ^a,b   Vichi, Marcello ^a,d   Masina, Simona ^a,d   Fogli, Pier Giuseppe ^a   Manzini, Elisa ^a,c  

^a CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bio physical interactions; Climate; Coupled climate model; Marine biogeochemical model; Ocean circulation; Phytoplankton radiative heating; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALBEDO; BAROCLINIC MODE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; CLOUD COVER; EKMAN TRANSPORT; EVAPORATION; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOLAR RADIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84867103822     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1300-9     Document Type: Article

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