Investigating the sensitivity of the atmospheric general circulation model ECHAM 3 to paleoclimatic boundary conditions

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 513-524

  Lorenz, S ^a   Grieger, B ^a   Helbig, Ph ^a   Herterich, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric response; Climate optimum; General circulation models; Glacial inception; Glacial maximum; Milankovitch Theory; Paleoclimate

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349121040     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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