Transient Earth system responses to cumulative carbon dioxide emissions: Linearities, uncertainties, and probabilities in an observation-constrained model ensemble

Biogeosciences

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1071-1103

  Steinacher, M ^a   Joos, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BIOGENIC STRUCTURE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA SET; PH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STABILIZATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84959191855     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-13-1071-2016     Document Type: Article

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