Simulating the evolution of the Asian and African monsoons during the past 30 Myr using an atmospheric general circulation model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D10, 1999, Pages 11995-12018

  Fluteau, Frédéric ^a,b   Ramstein, G ^b   Besse, Jean ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MONSOON; OLIGOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD;

EID: 0033609259     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900048     Document Type: Article

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