Glacial ocean circulation and stratification explained by reduced atmospheric temperature

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 45-50

  Jansena, Malte F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

AMOC; Cooling; LGM; Sea ice; Stratification

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTARCTICA; CARBON STORAGE; CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVAPORATION; INTERGLACIAL; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SEA; STRATIFICATION; WIND;

EID: 85008199344     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1610438113     Document Type: Article

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