Validating interannual variability in an ensemble of AGCM simulations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 8 PART 1, 1999, Pages 2386-2396

  Zheng, Xiaogu ^a   Frederiksen, Carsten S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 0033172549     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<2386:viviae>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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