Elevation dependency of the surface climate change signal: A model study

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 288-296

  Giorgi, Filippo ^a   Hurrell, James W ^a   Marinucci, Maria Rosaria ^a   Beniston, Martin ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE REGION; CARBON DIOXIDE DOUBLING; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; PRECIPITATION; TEMPERATURE;

SWITZERLAND, ALPS;

EID: 0031459101     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<0288:EDOTSC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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