Comparison of equilibrium and transient responses to CO2 increase in eight state-of-the-art climate models

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 946-961

  Yokohata, Tokuta ^a   Emori, Seita ^a,b,d   Nozawa, Toru ^a   Ogura, Tomoo ^a   Kawamiya, Michio ^b   Tsushima, Yoko ^b   Suzuki, Tatsuo ^b   Yukimoto, Seiji ^c   Abe ouchi, Ayako ^b,d   Hasumi, Hiroyasu ^d   Sumi, Akimasa ^e   Kimoto, Masahude ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e Transdisciplinary Initiative for Global Sustainability   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELING; SEA ICE; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 52949139119     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2008.00345.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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