Transient responses of the CSIRO climate model to two different rates of CO2 increase

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 503-516

  Cai, W ^a   Gordon, H B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE INCREASE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODEL;

EID: 0031672022     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050237     Document Type: Article

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