A mechanism of tropical precipitation change due to CO2 increase

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 238-243

  Sugi, Masato ^a   Yoshimura, Jun ^b  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TROPOSPHERE;

RADIATIVE COOLING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TROPICAL REGION;

EID: 1442315661     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<0238:AMOTPC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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