Pattern Scaling. An Examination of the Accuracy of the Technique for Describing Future Climates

Climatic Change

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-242

  Mitchell, Timothy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADIATION;

PATTERN SCALING;

GLOBAL WARMING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; MODELING TECHNIQUE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MODELING; RADIATIVE FORCING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0242663296     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026035305597     Document Type: Article

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