Comparison of cloud response to CO2 doubling in two GCMS

Scientific Online Letters on the Atmosphere

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages 29-32

  Ogura, Tomoo ^a   Webb, M J ^b   Bodas Salcedo, A ^b   Williams, K D ^b   Yokohata, T ^a   Wilson, D R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 42449137373     PISSN: 13496476     EISSN: 13496476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/sola.2008-008     Document Type: Article

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