Investigating the sensitivity of the atmospheric general circulation model ECHAM 3 to paleoclimatic boundary conditions

Geologische Rundschau

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 513-524

  Lorenz, S ^a   Grieger, B ^a   Helbig, Ph ^a   Herterich, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric response; Climate optimum; General circulation models; Glacial inception; Glacial maximum; Milankovitch Theory; Paleoclimate

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GCM; CLIMATE BOUNDARY; ECHAM3; GCM; QUATERNARY; QUATERNARY (LATE);

EID: 0030429553     PISSN: 00167835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02369006     Document Type: Article

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