Evaluation of the CMIP5 models in the aim of regional modelling of the Antarctic surface mass balance

Cryosphere

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 2311-2321

  Agosta, C ^a   Fettweis, X ^a   Datta, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOSPHERE; DATA SET; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; ICE SHEET; MASS BALANCE; SEA ICE; TEMPERATURE;

ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84949183463     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-9-2311-2015     Document Type: Article

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