Variability of the atmospheric circulation in the southern hemisphere during the last glacial maximum

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Drost, F ^a,b   Renwick, J ^b   Bhaskaran, B ^c   Oliver, H ^b   McGregor, J ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; SEA ICE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 34547569402     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006970     Document Type: Article

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