A model-data comparison for a multi-model ensemble of early Eocene atmosphere-ocean simulations: EoMIP

Climate of the Past

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1717-1736

  Lunt, D J ^a   Jones, T Dunkley ^b,j   Heinemann, M ^c   Huber, M ^d   LeGrande, A ^e   Winguth, A ^f   Loptson, C ^a   Marotzke, J ^g   Roberts, C D ^h   Tindall, J ⁱ   Valdes, P ^a   Winguth, C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^g MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^h MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; EOCENE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84866086717     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-8-1717-2012     Document Type: Article

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