Changes of variability in response to increasing greenhouse gases. Part I: Temperature

Journal of Climate

Volumn 20, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 5455-5467

  Stouffer, Ronald J ^a   Wetherald, R T ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GREENHOUSE GASES; SEA ICE; SPECIFIC HEAT OF LIQUIDS; TROPOSPHERE;

AEROSOL CONCENTRATIONS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; VARIANCE CHANGES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; SEA ICE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 36348990718     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JCLI1384.1     Document Type: Article

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