Intercomparsion of regional biases and doubled CO2-sensitivity of coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model experiments

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-15

  Kittel, T G F ^a,b   Giorgi, F ^a   Meehl, G A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN COUPLING; CARBON DIOXIDE DOUBLING; GCM; MODEL SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0031953428     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050204     Document Type: Article

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