Evaluating biases in simulated snow albedo feedback in two generations of climate models

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 12-26

  Fletcher, Christopher G ^a   Thackeray, Chad W ^a   Burgers, Tonya M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; BOREAL FOREST; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE MODELING; SIMULATION; SNOW COVER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84921995231     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022546     Document Type: Article

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