The ratio of land to ocean temperature change under global warming

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 37, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 2253-2270

  Boer, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate feedback; Land ocean temperature change

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL WARMING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 81455158999     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1112-3     Document Type: Article

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