There is no real evidence for a diminishing trend of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation

Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 30-35

  Parker, A ^a   Ollier, C D ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Conveyor belt; Global warming; Ocean circulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969824658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 24680133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joes.2015.12.007     Document Type: Article

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