The Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP): A control perspective

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 157-163

  Jarvis, Andrew ^a   Leedal, David ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate; Control; Geoengineering; GeoMIP; Model predictive control

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CLIMATE MODELING; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GUIDELINE; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84864055224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1530261X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asl.387     Document Type: Article

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