An examination of the relationship between the Southern Annular Mode and Antarctic surface air temperatures in the CMIP5 historical runs

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 45, Issue 5-6, 2015, Pages 1513-1535

  Marshall, Gareth J ^a   Bracegirdle, Thomas J ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Climate change; CMIP5; Southern Annular Mode; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTARCTIC OSCILLATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84941424737     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2406-z     Document Type: Article

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