Intercomparison of Arctic regional climate simulations: Case studies of January and June 1990

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D24, 2000, Pages 29669-29683

  Rinke, Annette ^a   Lynch, Amanda H ^b   Dethloff, Klaus ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0034451953     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900325     Document Type: Review

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