Simulated future sea-level rise due to glacier melt based on regionally and seasonally resolved temperature changes

Nature

Volumn 391, Issue 6666, 1998, Pages 474-476

  Gregory, J M ^a   Oerlemans, J ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFATE;

ATMOPSHERE/OCEAN GCM; ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN GCM; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIER MELT; GLOBAL WARMING; SEA LEVEL RISE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA;

EID: 0032576723     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35119     Document Type: Article

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