An analysis of forced and internal variability in a warmer climate in CCSM3

Journal of Climate

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2356-2373

  Hu, Zeng Zhen ^a   Kumar, Arun ^a,b   Jha, Bhaskar ^b   Huang, Bohua ^c,d  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Wyle Information Systems   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic effects; Climate prediction; Climate variability; Coupled models; ENSO

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECTS; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; COUPLED MODELS; ENSO;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CONTROL; CLIMATOLOGY; GREENHOUSE GASES; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GEOPOTENTIAL; GREENHOUSE GAS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 84859372199     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00323.1     Document Type: Article

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