Atmospheric circulation changes and neoglacial conditions in the Southern Hemisphere mid-latitudes: Insights from PMIP2 simulations at 6 kyr

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 357-375

  Rojas, Maisa ^a   Moreno, Patricio I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Holocene; Modelling; Neoglaciations; New Zealand; Patagonia; PMIP2; Southern Hemisphere Westerlies

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; AUTUMN; DATABASE; NEOGLACIAL; PALEOCLIMATE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERLY; WIND VELOCITY;

NEW ZEALAND; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 79959783348     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0866-3     Document Type: Article

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