Investigating the Causes of the Response of the Thermohaline Circulation to Past and Future Climate Changes
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- 15 April 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of Climate
- Vol. 19 (8) , 1365-1387
- https://doi.org/10.1175/jcli3689.1
Abstract
The Atlantic thermohaline circulation (THC) is an important part of the earth's climate system. Previous research has shown large uncertainties in simulating future changes in this critica... Abstract The Atlantic thermohaline circulation (THC) is an important part of the earth's climate system. Previous research has shown large uncertainties in simulating future changes in this critica...Keywords
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