Long-term climate variations in China and global warming signals

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 19, 2003, Pages

  Hu, Zeng Zhen ^a   Yang, Song ^b   Wu, Renguang ^a  

^a CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese climate; CMIP2 simulation; Global warming signals

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL WARMING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 0347693065     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003651     Document Type: Article

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