Transient climate response in coupled atmospheric-ocean general circulation models

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1291-1296

  Liang, Mao Chang ^a,b   Lin, Li Ching ^c   Tung, Ka Kit ^d   Yung, Yuk L ^e   Sun, Shan ^f  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate models; Climate prediction; Climate sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; COMMUNITY CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYBRID COORDINATE OCEAN MODELS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; NATURAL VARIABILITY;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRIC REACTORS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; RADIATIVE FORCING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84877667483     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0338.1     Document Type: Article

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