Estimating allowable carbon emission for CO2 concentration stabilization using a GCM-based Earth system model

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 19, 2009, Pages

  Miyama, Toru ^a   Kawamiya, Michio ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CO; CARBON CYCLES; CARBON EMISSIONS; EARTH SYSTEM MODEL; FUTURE CLIMATE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INDISPENSABLE TOOLS; NATURAL CARBONS; PROCESS-BASED MODELS; PROJECTION UNCERTAINTY; TERRESTRIAL CARBON CYCLE; TIME-SCALES;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLIMATE CHANGE; MODEL STRUCTURES; STABILIZATION;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE PREDICTION;

EID: 72049101853     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL039678     Document Type: Article

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