Extra-tropical cyclones in the present and future climate: A review

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 117-131

  Ulbrich, U ^a   Leckebusch, G C ^a   Pinto, J G ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CYCLONE; DATA SET; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; GLOBAL CLIMATE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 64749102736     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-008-0083-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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