On dynamic and thermodynamic components of cloud changes

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 71-86

  Bony, S ^a   Dufresne, J L ^a   Le Treut, H ^a   Morcrette, J J ^b   Senior, C ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 2142829554     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-003-0369-6     Document Type: Article

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