Erratum: Water vapor feedback in a small ensemble of GCMs: Two approaches (Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres (2012) 117 (D12114) DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017221);Water vapor feedback in a small ensemble of GCMs: Two approaches

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Ingram, W J ^a,b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; CLOUDS;

CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LAPSE RATE; LONG WAVES; NET EFFECT; PHYSICAL INFORMATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TWO-COMPONENT; WATER VAPOR FEEDBACKS;

VAPORS;

AMPLIFICATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLEAR SKY; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE; WARMING; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84863492176     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017221     Document Type: Erratum

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