North Atlantic cyclones in CO2-induced warm climate simulations: Frequency, intensity, and tracks

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 827-837

  Schubert, M ^a   Perlwitz, J ^a,b   Blender, R ^a   Fraedrich, K ^a   Lunkeit, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

(North); Atlantic ocean; Atmospheric general circulation model; Climate modeling; Cyclone; Global warming; Greenhouse effect

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CYCLONE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032463089     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050258     Document Type: Article

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