Simulation of climate change over Europe using a nested regional-climate model. II: Comparison of driving and regional model responses to a doubling of carbon dioxide

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 123, Issue 538, 1997, Pages 265-292

  Jones, R G ^a   Murphy, J M ^a   Noguer, M ^a   Keen, A B ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European climate change; Greenhouse effect; Mesoscale climate; Model intercomparison; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE DOUBLING; CLIMATE CHANGE; GCM; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PRECIPITATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL; TEMPERATURE;

EUROPE;

EID: 0038050433     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.53801     Document Type: Review

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