Model structure in observational constraints on transient climate response

Climatic Change

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 199-211

  Millar, Richard J ^a   Otto, Alexander ^a   Forster, Piers M ^c   Lowe, Jason A ^b   Ingram, William J ^a,b   Allen, Myles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE RESPONSE; CLIMATE SCIENCE; CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; PLANETARY ENERGY BUDGET; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; UPPER BOUND;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; RADIATIVE FORCING; RESEARCH WORK;

EID: 84933675195     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-015-1384-4     Document Type: Article

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