Climate response to basin-specific changes in latitudinal temperature gradients and implications for sea ice variability

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D17, 2001, Pages 20161-20173

  Rind, D ^a   Chandler, M ^a   Lerner, J ^a,c   Martinson, D G ^b   Yuan, X ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c SGT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; SEA ICE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 0034773901     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900643     Document Type: Article

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