Mechanisms of multidecadal atlantic meridional overturning circulation variability diagnosed in depth versus density space

Journal of Climate

Volumn 27, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 9359-9376

  Kwon, Young Oh ^a   Frankignoul, Claude ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Meridional overturning circulation; Multidecadal variability; North Atlantic Ocean; Ocean circulation; Thermocline circulation

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; OCEAN CURRENTS;

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATIONS; MULTIDECADAL VARIABILITY; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEAN CIRCULATION; THERMOCLINE CIRCULATION;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE VARIATION; DEEP SEA; GYRE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OVERTURN; THERMOCLINE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); GULF STREAM; LABRADOR SEA; NORTH ATLANTIC CURRENT;

EID: 84919725387     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00228.1     Document Type: Article

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