Fast and slow responses of the North Pacific mode water and Subtropical Countercurrent to global warming

Journal of Ocean University of China

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 216-221

  Xu, Lixiao ^a,b,c   Xie, Shang Ping ^a,b   Liu, Qinyu ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

CMIP5; fast and slow response; mode water; radiative forcing; STCC

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876850844     PISSN: 16725182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11802-013-2189-6     Document Type: Article

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