Chapter 18 A coupled GCM pilgrimage: From climate catastrophe to ENSO simulations

International Geophysics

Volumn 70, Issue C, 2000, Pages 539-575

  Mechoso, Carlos R ^a   Yu, Jin Yi ^a   Arakawa, Akio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77956789452     PISSN: 00746142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-6142(00)80066-2     Document Type: Chapter

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