FaIR: Finite Amplitude Impulse Response simple climate model

FaIR is a reduced-complexity climate model useful for scenario assessment and idealised climate runs.

Contents

• Installation
• Introduction
• Examples
• API reference

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page

References

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