Non-linear climate feedback analysis in an atmospheric general circulation model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 717-731

  Colman, R A ^a   Power, S B ^a   McAvaney, B J ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FEEDBACK; GCM;

EID: 0031402661     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050193     Document Type: Article

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