Thermodynamic scaling of the hydrological cycle of the last glacial maximum

Journal of Climate

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 992-1006

  Boos, William R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Humidity; Model comparison; Paleoclimate; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION CHANGES; CLIMATE PROXIES; EXTRATROPICS; HIGH LATITUDES; HORIZONTAL GRADIENTS; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; INTEGRATED WATER VAPORS; LARGE PARTS; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MODEL COMPARISON; MODERN TIME; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE MODELS; PALEOCLIMATES; SATURATION VALUES; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; THERMODYNAMIC SCALING; ZONAL ASYMMETRY; ZONAL MEANS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GREENHOUSE GASES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMICS;

TROPICS;

CLIMATE MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDDY; EVAPORATION; HUMIDITY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84856951631     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00010.1     Document Type: Article

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