Simulating near-equilibrium climate and vegetation for 6000 cal. years BP

Holocene

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 319-326

  Mikolajewicz, U ^a   Scholze, M ^a   Voss, R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coupled atmosphere ocean model; Dynamical vegetation model; Holocene; Insolation; Interactive ocean; Monsoon circulation; Numerical modelling experiments; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HOLOCENE; INSOLATION; PALEOCLIMATE; VEGETATION HISTORY;

EID: 0037405589     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0959683603hl624rp     Document Type: Conference Paper

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