Distributions of decadal means of temperature and precipitation change under global warming

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Watterson, I G ^a   Whetton, P H ^a  

^a Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TIME SERIES;

AUSTRALIA; DATA FILES; GAS CONCENTRATION; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; INTERNAL VARIABILITY; LAND AREAS; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; PRECIPITATION CHANGE; STANDARD DEVIATION;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DECADAL VARIATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROBABILITY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TIME SERIES; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

AUSTRALIA; IOWA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953720869     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014502     Document Type: Article

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