Oceanic influences on recent continental warming

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 32, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 333-342

  Compo, Gilbert P ^a   Sardeshmukh, Prashant D ^a  

^a Earth System Research Laboratory ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDRODYNAMICS; TELECONNECTION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 58149085501     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-008-0448-9     Document Type: Article

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