A multimodel study of sea surface temperature and subsurface density fingerprints of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 9155-9174

  Roberts, Christopher D ^a   Garry, Freya K ^b   Jackson, Laura C ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Coupled models; Multidecadal variability; North Atlantic Ocean; Oceanic variability; Thermohaline circulation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; COUPLED MODELS; MULTIDECADAL VARIABILITY; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEANIC VARIABILITIES; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE MODELS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECADAL VARIATION; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 84887015803     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00762.1     Document Type: Article

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