Continental-scale circulation in the UKHI GCM

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1545-1561

  Huth, Radan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JETS;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS (GCM); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS (PCA);

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

ATMOSPHERE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0031177664     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<1545:CSCITU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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