Sensitivity experiments performed with an energy balance atmosphere model coupled to an advection-diffusion ocean model

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-24

  Bintanja, R ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; COUPLED ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN MODEL; DIFFUSION; ENERGY BALANCE; MODEL; SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0030976769     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00863779     Document Type: Article

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