Detection and attribution of recent climate change: A status report

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2631-2659

  Barnett, Tim P ^a   Hasselmann, K ^b   Chelliah, M ^c   Delworth, T ^d   Hegerl, G ^e   Jones, P ^f   Rasmusson, E ^g   Roeckner, E ^b   Ropelewski, C ^h   Santer, B ⁱ   Tett, S ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^c Natl Centers Environ Prediction   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^h Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

ⁱ LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^j MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000610086     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0477(1999)080<2631:DAAORC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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