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09 Sep 2013
Research article |
| 09 Sep 2013
Chaotic variability of the meridional overturning circulation on subannual to interannual timescales
J. J.-M. Hirschi
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
A. T. Blaker
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
B. Sinha
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
A. Coward
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
B. de Cuevas
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
S. Alderson
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
G. Madec
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
LOCEAN (CNRS/IRD/UPMC/MNHN) Institut Pierre et Simon Laplace, Paris, France
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