Asymmetry of surface climate change under RCP2.6 projections from the CMIP5 models

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 796-805

  Xin, Xiaoge ^a   Cheng, Yanjie ^a   Wang, Fang ^a   Wu, Tongwen ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a  

^a China Meteorological Administration   (India)

Author keywords

climate change; climate models; CMIP5; projection; RCP2.6

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876453004     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-012-2151-3     Document Type: Article

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