Impact of a 30% reduction in Atlantic meridional overturning during 2009-2010

Ocean Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 683-691

  Bryden, H L ^a   King, B A ^a   McCarthy, G D ^a   McDonagh, E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; HEAT TRANSFER; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OVERTURN; SURFACE WATER; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84923584049     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-10-683-2014     Document Type: Article

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