Impact of CO2 doubling on the Asian summer monsoon: Robust versus model-dependent responses

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 421-439

  Douville, Hervé ^a   Royer, J F ^a   Polcher, J ^b   Cox, P ^c   Gedney, N ^c   Stephenson, D B ^d   Valdes, P J ^d  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Hadley Centre Met Office   (France)

^d Météo France CNRM ^*

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EID: 0004855313     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj1965.78.4_421     Document Type: Article

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