Attribution of twentieth century temperature change to natural and anthropogenic causes

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-21

  Stott, P A ^a   Tett, S F B ^a   Jones, G S ^a   Allen, M R ^b   Ingram, W J ^a   Mitchell, J F B ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EID: 0002466076     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007924     Document Type: Article

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