Global water balance and atmospheric water vapour transport at last glacial maximum: Climate simulations with the Canadian climate centre for modelling and analysis atmospheric general circulation model

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 695-723

  Vettoretti, G ^a   Peltier, W R ^a   McFarlane, N A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; ICE SHEET; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PALEOCLIMATE; WATER BUDGET; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0033860620     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e99-092     Document Type: Article

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