Mid-Holocene climate in Europe: What can we infer from PMIP model-data comparisons?

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 163-182

  Masson, V ^a   Cheddadi, R ^b,d   Braconnot, P ^a   Joussaume, S ^a   Texier, D ^a,c  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b Centre Universitaire d'Arles   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE MODELING; HOLOCENE; PALYNOLOGY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EUROPE;

EID: 0033042596     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050275     Document Type: Article

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