The response of the extratropical hydrological cycle to global warming

Journal of Climate

Volumn 20, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 3470-3484

  Lorenz, David J ^a   DeWeaver, Eric T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLOGY; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

EXTRATROPICAL HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; ZONAL WIND CHANGE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE MODELING; EVAPORATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; WATER VAPOR; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 34547878053     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI4192.1     Document Type: Article

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