Constraining temperature variations over the last millennium by comparing simulated and observed atmospheric CO2

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 281-299

  Gerber, S ^a   Joos, F ^a   Brugger P ^a   Stocker, T F ^a   Mann, M E ^b   Sitch, S ^c   Scholze, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ICE CORE; IRRADIANCE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RADIATIVE FORCING; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0037271674     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-002-0270-8     Document Type: Article

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