Decadal predictability of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation and climate in the IPSL-CM5A-LR model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 40, Issue 9-10, 2013, Pages 2359-2380

  Persechino, A ^a   Mignot, J ^b   Swingedouw, D ^c   Labetoulle, S ^b   Guilyardi, E ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic meridional overturning circulation; Decadal climate predictability; Diagnostic and prognostic potential predictability; Ocean and climate dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; DECADAL VARIATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OVERTURN; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 84876823228     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1466-1     Document Type: Article

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