Climate model sensitivity to atmospheric CO2 concentrations for the middle Miocene

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 129-140

  Tong, J A ^a   You, Y ^a   Muller R D ^a   Seton, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

carbon dioxide; climate modelling; general circulation model; Miocene; sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MIOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 67349263686     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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