Is the astronomical forcing a reliable and unique pacemaker for climate? A conceptual model study

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 273-294

  de Saedeleer, Bernard ^a   Crucifix, Michel ^a   Wieczorek, Sebastian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate models; Generalised synchronisation; Lyapunov exponent; Milankovitch; Multistability; Oscillator

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FORCING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOCLIMATE; PLEISTOCENE; TRAJECTORY;

EID: 84871919585     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1316-1     Document Type: Article

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