Contributions of carbon cycle uncertainty to future climate projection spread

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 61 B, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 355-360

  Huntingford, C ^a   Lowe, J A ^b   Booth, B B B ^c   Jones, C D ^c   Harris, G R ^c   Gohar, L K ^b   Meir, P ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT CAPACITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 61849142699     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2009.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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