The role of land surface dynamics in glacial inception: A study with the UVic Earth System Model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 515-537

  Meissner, K J ^a   Weaver, A J ^a   Matthews, H D ^a   Cox, P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; GLACIATION; LAND SURFACE; PARAMETERIZATION; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 0346009106     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-003-0352-2     Document Type: Article

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