Evaluation of ocean and climate models using present-day observations and forcing

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 271-301

  Weaver, Andrew J ^a   Duffy, Philip B ^b   Eby, Michael ^a   Wiebe, Edward C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0034196155     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07055900.2000.9649649     Document Type: Article

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