Geological evaluation of climate General Circulation Models and model implications for Mesozoic cloud cover

Terra Nova

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-78

  Sellwood, Bruce W ^a   Valdes, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL CHANGE; MESOZOIC; PALAEOCLIMATE;

EID: 0031469872     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.1997.tb00006.x     Document Type: Article

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