Is oceanic heat transport significant in the climate system?

Arctic-Subarctic Ocean Fluxes: Defining the Role of the Northern Seas in Climate

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 87-109

  Rhines, Peter ^a   Häkkinen, Sirpa ^b   Josey, Simon A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84872956667     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6774-7_5     Document Type: Chapter

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