Land-sea contrast, soil-atmosphere and cloud-temperature interactions: Interplays and roles in future summer European climate change

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 683-699

  Boé, Julien ^a   Terray, Laurent ^a  

^a CERFACS   (France)

Author keywords

Climate change; Clouds; Europe; Land sea contrast; Soil atmosphere interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895045422     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1868-8     Document Type: Article

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