Simulations of mid-Holocene climate using an atmospheric general circulation model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2607-2627

  Vettoretti, G ^a   Peltier, W R ^a   Mcfarlane, N A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEA ICE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL (AGCM); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HOLOCENE; MODELING; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032194544     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<2607:SOMHCU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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