Climate trends in a seasonal forecasting system

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-138

  Boer, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE PREDICTION; GEOPOTENTIAL; GREENHOUSE GAS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 73449110181     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3137/AO1002.2009     Document Type: Article

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