The variance of sea surface temperature and projected changes with global warming

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 26, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 801-821

  Yu, Bin ^a   Boer, G J ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BUDGET; ENERGY FLUX; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT TRANSFER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE ENERGY;

EID: 33646001728     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-006-0117-9     Document Type: Article

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