Post-Eemian glacial inception. Part II: Elements of a cryospheric moisture pump

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 912-927

  Vettoretti, G ^a   Peltier, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MOISTURE; SNOW;

GLACIAL INCEPTION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE MODELING; EEMIAN; GLACIATION; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PALEOCLIMATE; SNOW COVER; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141856527     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<0912:PEGIPI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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