The steric component of sea level rise associated with enhanced greenhouse warming: A model study

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 545-555

  Bryan, Kirk ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE DOUBLING; CLIMATE CHANGE; GCM; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; OCEAN CIRCULATION; SEA LEVEL RISE; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

EID: 0030419101     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00207938     Document Type: Article

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