Multi-fingerprint detection and attribution analysis of greenhouse gas, greenhouse gas-plus-aerosol and solar forced climate change

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 613-634

  Hegerl, G C ^a,d   Hasselmann, K ^a   Cubasch, U ^b   Mitchell, J F B ^c   Roeckner, E ^a   Voss, R ^b   Waszkewitz, J ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum   (Germany)

^c Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS;

EID: 0031396075     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050186     Document Type: Article

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