Origin of climate sensitivity differences: Role of selected radiative processes in two GCMs

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-169

  Cash, Benjamin A ^a   Schneider, Edwin K ^a,b   Bengtsson, Lennart ^c,d  

^a CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Environmental Systems Science Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLOUD DROPLET; GREENHOUSE GAS; LONGWAVE RADIATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 34247601523     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2006.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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