A comparison of climate feedbacks in general circulation models

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 865-873

  Colman, R ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC LAPSE RATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0038170025     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-003-0310-z     Document Type: Article

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