Zonal extent of oceans, high‐latitude fresh water supplies and the thermohaline circulation

Abstract One of the most distinctive features of the present‐day global thermohaline circulation is the absence in the North Pacific Ocean, and the presence in the North Atlantic Ocean, of deep‐water formation. In this paper, the different zonal extents and the associated high‐latitude fresh water s...

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Published in:Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
Main Author: Cai, Wenju
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1998
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qj.49712454708
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