GCM intercomparison of global cloud regimes: Present-day evaluation and climate change response

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 231-250

  Williams, Keith D ^a,b   Tselioudis, G ^c,d  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; CUMULUS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 34250023480     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-007-0232-2     Document Type: Article

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