High-resolution simulations of global climate, part 1: Present climate

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 371-390

  Duffy, P B ^a   Govindasamy, B ^a   Lorio, J P ^a   Milovich, J ^a   Sperber, K R ^a   Taylor, K E ^a   Wehner, M F ^a   Thompson, S L ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL CLIMATE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA ICE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0344703999     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-003-0339-z     Document Type: Article

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