Accounting for the effects of volcanoes and ENSO in comparisons of modeled and observed temperature trends

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D22, 2001, Pages 28033-28059

  Santer, B D ^a   Wigley, T M L ^b   Doutriaux, C ^a   Boyle, J S ^a   Hansen, J E ^c   Jones, P D ^d   Meehl, G A ^b   Roeckner, E ^e   Sengupta, S ^a   Taylor, K E ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TROPOSPHERE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0035688789     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000189     Document Type: Review

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