The impact of climate change on the poleward movement of tropical cyclone-like vortices in a regional climate model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1116-1132

  Walsh, Kevin J E ^a   Katzfey, Jack J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; STORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

POLEWARD MOVEMENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL; TROPICAL CYCLONE LINE VORTICES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033924192     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<1116:TIOCCO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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