A flexible climate model for use in integrated assessments

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 291-303

  Sokolov, A P ^a   Stone, P H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE SYSTEM; GCM;

EID: 0031846054     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050224     Document Type: Article

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