Interannual variability and predictability in an ensemble of AMIP climate simulations conducted with the CCC GCM2

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 825-847

  Zwiers, F W ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIP; CCC GCM2; CLIMATE MODEL; GCM; INTERANNUAL VARIATION;

EID: 0030368832     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050146     Document Type: Article

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