Tropopause-height feedback and radiative forcing in 2D climate simulations

Atmosfera

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-99

  Delobbe, L ^a   Tricot, G ^b   Van Ypersele, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FEEDBACK; CARBON DIOXIDE DOUBLING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE RESPONSE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; RADIATIVE FORCING; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 0031445730     PISSN: 01876236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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