The origin of Antarctic precipitation: A modelling approach

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-36

  Delaygue, Gilles ^a,d   Masson, Valérie ^a   Jouzel, Jean ^a   Koster, Randal D ^b   Healy, Richard J ^c  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROVENANCE;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0034075534     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v52i1.16079     Document Type: Article

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