Factors affecting climate sensitivity in global coupled models

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1584-1596

  Meehl, Gerald A ^a   Washington, Warren M ^a   Arblaster, Julie M ^a   Hu, Aixue ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEA ICE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELS; CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; LAND SURFACES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; LAND SURFACE; SEA ICE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 2042527678     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<1584:FACSIG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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