Enhanced climatic warming in the Tibetan Plateau due to doubling CO2: A model study

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 401-413

  Chen, B ^a   Chao, W C ^b   Liu, X ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; MONSOON; WARMING;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; TIBETAN PLATEAU;

EID: 0037301744     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-002-0282-4     Document Type: Article

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