The Effect of Indian Ocean Surface Freshwater Flux Biases On the Multi-Stable Regime of the AMOC
By: Henk A. Dijkstra and René M. van Westen
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/tellusa.3246 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 90 - 100
Submitted on: Jul 13, 2023
Accepted on: Apr 17, 2024
Published on: May 6, 2024
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