An assessment of the potential impact of a downward shift of tropospheric water vapor on climate sensitivity

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 491-500

  Harvey, L D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0033905872     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820000055     Document Type: Article

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