Surface Air Temperature Simulations by AMIP General Circulation Models: Volcanic and ENSO Signals and Systematic Errors

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1538-1552

  Mao, Jianping ^a,c   Robock, Alan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 0000755086     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<1538:SATSBA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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