A multimodel update on the detection and attribution of global surface warming

Journal of Climate

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 517-530

  Stone, Dáithí A ^a   Allen, Myles R ^a   Stott, Peter A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CURVE FITTING; GREENHOUSE GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ENERGY BALANCE MODELS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS;

GLOBAL WARMING;

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; DETECTION METHOD; ENERGY BALANCE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL WARMING;

EID: 33847406676     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3964.1     Document Type: Article

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