The influence of atmospheric circulation on the mid-Holocene climate of Europe: A data-model comparison

Climate of the Past

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1925-1938

  Mauri, A ^a,b   Davis, B A S ^a,c   Collins, P M ^a   Kaplan, J O ^a,b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; DATABASE; HOLOCENE; INSOLATION; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE; WESTERLY;

SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 84908397612     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-10-1925-2014     Document Type: Article

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