Uncertainties linked to land-surface processes in climate change simulations

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 949-961

  Crossley, J F ^a,e   Polcher, J ^a   Cox, P M ^b   Gedney, N ^c   Planton, S ^d  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d Meieo France   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; LAND SURFACE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033695780     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820000092     Document Type: Article

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