Interpretation of simulated global warming using a simple model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 202-215

  Watterson, I G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECIFIC HEAT;

ENERGY BALANCE MODEL; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS (GCM);

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL WARMING;

EID: 0034076257     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<0202:IOSGWU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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