Why is the global warming proceeding much slower than expected?

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D4, 1999, Pages 3865-3876

  Bengtsson, L ^a   Roeckner, E ^a   Stendel, M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL WARMING; OZONE DEPLETION; TREND ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0033608536     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD200046     Document Type: Article

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