The ocean’s role in the transient response of climate to abrupt greenhouse gas forcing

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 7-8, 2015, Pages 2287-2299

  Marshall, John ^a   Scott, Jeffery R ^a   Armour, Kyle C ^a   Campin, J M ^a   Kelley, Maxwell ^b   Romanou, Anastasia ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Antarctic; Arctic; Climate change; Climate feedbacks; Greenhouse gas warming; Ocean

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE FORCING; DOWNWELLING; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEAT FLUX; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; TIMESCALE; WARMING;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC;

EID: 85028129808     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2308-0     Document Type: Article

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