Weakened atmospheric energy transport feedback in cold glacial climates

Climate of the Past

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1061-1073

  Cvijanovic, I ^a   Langen, P L ^a   Kaas, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ENERGY FLOW; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LATENT HEAT FLUX; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE FLUX; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

EID: 80053625189     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-7-1061-2011     Document Type: Article

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