GCM-simulated surface energy fluxes in climate change experiments

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3093-3110

  Wild, Martin ^a   Ohmura, Atsumu ^a   Cubasch, Ulrich ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Deutsches Klima Rechenzentrum GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE INCREASE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GCM; RADIATION BUDGET;

EID: 0031393859     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<3093:GSSEFI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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