Evaluation of uncertainties in regional climate change simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D16, 2001, Pages 17735-17751

  Pan, Z ^a   Christensen, J H ^b   Arritt, R W ^a   Gutowski Jr , W J ^a   Takle, E S ^a   Otieno, F ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034809354     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900193     Document Type: Review

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