Pattern decomposition of the transient climate response

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Geoffroy, Olivier ^a   Saint Martin, David ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

climate sensitivity; energy balance model; ocean heat uptake; pattern scaling; transient regional response

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ENERGY BALANCE; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WARMING;

EID: 84904542850     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v66.23393     Document Type: Article

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