Fast atmosphere-ocean model runs with large changes in CO2

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 5787-5792

  Russell, Gary L ^a   Lacis, Andrew A ^a   Rind, David H ^a   Colose, Christopher ^b   Opstbaum, Roger F ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Bergen Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

climate sensitivity; CO2

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN MODELING; CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; CLOUD TOP HEIGHTS; GLOBAL MEAN SURFACE TEMPERATURE; LOW-LEVEL CLOUD COVERS; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; WATER VAPOR FEEDBACKS; WATER-VAPOR ABSORPTION;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; EARTH (PLANET); SEA ICE; WATER VAPOR;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ABSORPTION; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLOUD COVER; ICE COVER; NUMERICAL MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STABILIZATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84887283259     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013GL056755     Document Type: Article

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