Simple theoretical model may explain apparent climate instability

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 5 I, 1999, Pages 1349-1352

  Rahmstorf, Stefan ^a   Ganopolski, Andrey ^a  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EXPANSION; TROPICS;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032853508     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<1349:STMMEA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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