Gulf stream and ENSO increase the temperature sensitivity of Atlantic tropical cyclones

Journal of Climate

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1523-1531

  Moore, J C ^a   Grinsted, A ^a,b   Jevrejeva, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HURRICANES; SEA LEVEL;

EL NIÑ SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

STORMS;

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TELECONNECTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM;

EID: 44449121764     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JCLI1752.1     Document Type: Article

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