Modelling the impact of solar variability on climate

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 63-72

  Haigh, Joanna D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0033008051     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)00117-5     Document Type: Article

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