Changes in extreme regional sea surface height due to an abrupt weakening of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation

Ocean Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 881-891

  Brunnabend, S H ^a   Dijkstra, H A ^a   Kliphuis, M A ^a   Van Werkhoven, B ^b   Bal, H E ^b   Seinstra, F ^b   Maassen, J ^c   Van Meersbergen, M ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS ESCIENCE CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY; EXTREME EVENT; FRESHWATER; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OSCILLATION; OVERTURN; PERTURBATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); GREENLAND; GULF STREAM;

EID: 84909580622     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-10-881-2014     Document Type: Article

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