Modelling Pliocene warmth: Contribution of atmosphere, oceans and cryosphere

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 218, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 363-377

  Haywood, Alan M ^a   Valdes, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Forcing; General circulation model; Ocean; Pliocene

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; CRYOSPHERE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; PLIOCENE;

EID: 1142293183     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00685-X     Document Type: Article

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