Energy-balance mechanisms underlying consistent large-scale temperature responses in warm and cold climates

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 11-12, 2015, Pages 3111-3127

  Izumi, Kenji ^a   Bartlein, Patrick J ^a   Harrison, Sandy P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate model simulations; Land ocean contrast; Paleo future simulations; Polar amplification; Seasonality change; Surface energy balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937917652     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2189-2     Document Type: Article

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