Sea-ice effects on climate model sensitivity and low frequency variability

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 257-271

  Meehl, G A ^a   Arblaster, J M ^a   Strand Jr , W G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE MODELING; SEA ICE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034022575     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050326     Document Type: Article

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