A nonlinear dynamical perspective on climate prediction

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 575-591

  Palmer, Timothy N ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GLOBAL WARMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

NONLINEAR DYNAMICAL PERSPECTIVE;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; PREDICTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0033080118     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<0575:ANDPOC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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