Modelled and observed variability in atmospheric vertical temperature structure

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-61

  Gillett, N P ^a   Allen, M R ^b   Tett, S F B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033970398     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007921     Document Type: Article

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