Response to CO2 transient increase in the GISS coupled model: Regional coolings in a warming climate

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 531-539

  Russell, Gary L ^a   Rind, David ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE;

GLOBAL SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE;

GLOBAL WARMING;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL WARMING;

EID: 0033080090     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<0531:RTCTII>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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