Storm tracks in a warmer climate: Sensitivity studies with a simplified global circulation model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 813-826

  Lunkeit, F ^a   Fraedrich, K ^a   Bauer, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate modeling; General circulation model; Global warming; Sensitivity analysis; Storm track

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL WARMING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STORM TRACK;

EID: 0032468740     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050257     Document Type: Article

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