Increased hurricane intensities with CO2-induced warming as simulated using the GFDL hurricane prediction system

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 503-519

  Knutson, T R ^a   Tuleya, R E ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING METHOD; GLOBAL WARMING; HURRICANE; PREDICTION;

EID: 0032720896     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050296     Document Type: Article

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