Observational estimate of climate sensitivity from changes in the rate of ocean heat uptake and comparison to CMIP5 models

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 42, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 2173-2181

  Masters, Troy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Climate feedback; Climate sensitivity; CMIP model sensitivity; Ocean heat uptake

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE MODELING; RADIATIVE FORCING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84897578132     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1770-4     Document Type: Article

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