Effects of orbital forcing on atmosphere and ocean heat transports in Holocene and Eemian climate simulations with a comprehensive Earth system model

Climate of the Past

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-168

  Fischer, N ^a,b   Jungclaus, J H ^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; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; EEMIAN; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLACIER RETREAT; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HOLOCENE; ICE COVER; MOISTURE TRANSFER; ORBITAL FORCING; PALEOCLIMATE; RECONSTRUCTION; SEA ICE;

EUROPE;

EID: 77950288876     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-6-155-2010     Document Type: Article

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