Response of the Meridional Overturning Circulation During Differing Pathways Toward Greenhouse Gas Stabilization

Ocean Circulation: Mechanisms and Impacts - Past and Future Changes of Meridional Overturning

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 351-363

  Bryan, F O ^a   Nakashiki, N ^b   Yoshida, Y ^b   Maruyama, K ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Meridional overturning circulation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; COMMUNITY CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL; GAS CONCENTRATION; MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATIONS; NORTH ATLANTIC; OVERTURNING CIRCULATION; VERTICAL STRUCTURES;

STABILIZATION;

EID: 84951130045     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/173GM22     Document Type: Chapter

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