Multidecadal to centennial variability of the AMOC: HadCM3 and a perturbed physics ensemble

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2390-2407

  Jackson, Laura ^a   Vellinga, Michael ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATIONS; CENTENNIAL VARIABILITY; DEEP-WATER FORMATION; ENSEMBLE MEMBERS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LOW FREQUENCY VARIABILITY; SALINITY VARIABILITY; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; SEA LEVEL;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

ATLANTIC MULTIDECADAL OSCILLATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; OVERTURN; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 84876077984     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00601.1     Document Type: Article

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