The Flux-Anomaly-Forced Model Intercomparison Project (FAFMIP) contribution to CMIP6: Investigation of sea-level and ocean climate change in response to CO2 forcing

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 3993-4017

  Gregory, Jonathan M ^a,b   Bouttes, Nathaelle ^c   Griffies, Stephen M ^d   Haak, Helmuth ^e   Hurlin, William J ^d   Jungclaus, Johann ^e   Kelley, Maxwell ^f   Lee, Warren G ^g   Marshall, John ^h   Romanou, Anastasia ^f   Saenko, Oleg A ^g   Stammer, Detlef ⁱ   Winton, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

^d NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory   (United States)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^f Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^g ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^h MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; CMIP; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEAT FLUX; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SURFACE FLUX; THERMAL EXPANSION;

ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84995769353     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-9-3993-2016     Document Type: Article

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