Examining the sensitivity of Earth's climate to the removal of ozone, landmasses and enhanced ocean heat transport in the GENESIS global climate model

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 257-279

  Jenkins, Gregory S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Global climate model; Heat transport; Ozone

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; OZONE DEPLETION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032793722     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8181(98)00070-8     Document Type: Article

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