How well can we simulate past climates? Evaluating the models using global palaeoenvironmental datasets

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue 1-5, 2000, Pages 321-346

  Kohfeld, K E ^a   Harrison, S P ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; MODEL VALIDATION; PALEOCLIMATE;

EID: 0033965164     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(99)00068-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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