Sensitivity of climate simulations to the parameterization of cumulus convection in the canadian climate centre general circulation model

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 407-446

  Zhang, G J ^a   McFarlane, Norman A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 39549095502     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07055900.1995.9649539     Document Type: Article

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