Heat uptake and the thermohaline circulation in the Community Climate Cystem Model, version 2

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 4058-4069

  Gent, Peter R ^a   Danabasoglu, Gokhan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEAT FLUX; OCEANOGRAPHY; SURFACES; WATER;

COMMUNITY CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL, VERSION 2 (CCSM2); HEAT TRANSPORT; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE MODELING; HEAT TRANSFER; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 8744226631     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<4058:HUATTC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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