Warm Paleocene/Eocene climate as simulated in ECHAM5/MPI-OM

Climate of the Past

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 785-802

  Heinemann, M ^a,b   Jungclaus, J H ^a   Marotzke, J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAX PLANCK RESEARCH SCHOOL ON EARTH SYSTEM MODELLING   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; EMISSIVITY; HEAT TRANSFER; LONGWAVE RADIATION; OROGRAPHY; PALEOCENE-EOCENE BOUNDARY; PALEOCLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SIMULATION; WATER VAPOR;

ARCTIC;

EID: 77949711256     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-5-785-2009     Document Type: Article

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