An assessment of measures of storminess: Simulated changes in northern hemisphere winter due to increasing CO2

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 467-476

  Carnell, R E ^a   Senior, C A ^a   Mitchell, J F B ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN COUPLING; CARBON DIOXIDE INCREASE; CLIMATE CHANGE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; STORM TRACK; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0030356977     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050121     Document Type: Article

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