An Overview of the Results of the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP I)

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-55

  Gates, W Lawrence ^a   Boyle, James S ^a   Covey, Curt ^a   Dease, Clyde G ^a   Doutriaux, Charles M ^a   Drach, Robert S ^a   Fiorino, Michael ^a   Gleckler, Peter J ^a   Hnilo, Justin J ^a   Marlais, Susan M ^a   Phillips, Thomas J ^a   Potter, Gerald L ^a   Santer, Benjamin D ^a   Sperber, Kenneth R ^a   Taylor, Karl E ^a   Williams, Dean N ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0002642530     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0477(1999)080<0029:AOOTRO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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