Estimating signal amplitudes in optimal fingerprinting, part I: Theory

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 477-491

  Allen, M R ^a   Stott, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DETECTION METHOD; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141990498     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-003-0313-9     Document Type: Article

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