Nonnormal thermohaline circulation dynamics in a coupled ocean-atmosphere GCM

Using the GFDL coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model CM2.1, the transient amplification of thermohaline circulation (THC) anomalies due to its nonnormal dynamics is studied. A reduced space based on empirical orthogonal functions (EOFs) of temperature and salinity anomaly fields in the...

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Main Authors: Tziperman, E, Zanna, L, Penland, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008