On atmospheric radiative feedbacks associated with climate variability and change

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 475-492

  Colman, R A ^a   Hanson, L I ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate variability; Feedbacks; General circulation models

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TIMESCALE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84871924261     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1391-3     Document Type: Article

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