Atmospheric simulations using a GCM with simplified physical parametrizations. I: Model climatology and variability in multi-decadal experiments

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 175-191

  Molteni, F ^a  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATOLOGY; ERROR ANALYSIS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 0037273134     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-002-0268-2     Document Type: Article

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