Introduction of CMIP5 experiments carried out with the climate system models of Beijing climate center

Advances in Climate Change Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-49

  Xin, Xiao Ge ^a   Wu, Tong Wen ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a  

^a China Meteorological Administration   (China)

Author keywords

BCC_CSM; Climate system model; CMIP5; Experiment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883699723     PISSN: 16749278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1248.2013.041     Document Type: Article

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