Polar amplification of surface warming on an aquaplanet in "ghost forcing" experiments without sea ice feedbacks

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 24, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 655-666

  Alexeev, V A ^a   Langen, P L ^b   Bates, J R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; AMPLIFICATION; CLIMATE MODELING; LONGWAVE RADIATION; SEA ICE; WARMING;

EID: 24044553940     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-005-0018-3     Document Type: Article

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