An analysis of extra-tropical storms in the North Atlantic region as simulated in a control and 2 × CO2 time-slice experiment with a high-resolution atmospheric model

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 347-361

  Beersma, J J ^a   Rider, K M ^a   Komen, G J ^a   Kaas, E ^b   Kharin, V V ^c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE DOUBLING; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MODELLING; STORMS;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030815515     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v49i3.14674     Document Type: Article

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