Time-dependent climate sensitivity and the legacy of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 34, 2013, Pages 13739-13744

  Zeebe, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; ICE SHEET; MELTING POINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA LEVEL RISE; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WARMING;

ATMOSPHERE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE; FEEDBACK; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84882804854     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1222843110     Document Type: Article

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