Discriminating robust and non-robust atmospheric circulation responses to global warming

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 20, 2007, Pages

  Sigmond, Michael ^a   Kushner, Paul J ^a   Scinocca, John F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GLOBAL WARMING; GRAVITY WAVES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL WARMING; OROGRAPHY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SIMULATION; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 37349007766     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008270     Document Type: Article

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