Antarctic precipitation and climate-change predictions: Horizontal resolution and margin vs plateau issues

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 50, Issue 50, 2009, Pages 55-60

  Genthon, C ^a   Krinner, C ^a   Castebrunet, H ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GREENHOUSE GAS; ICE SHEET; PLATEAU; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PREDICTION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WARMING;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 64549113029     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756409787769681     Document Type: Article

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