Effects of Global Warming on Heavy Rainfall During the Baiu Season Projected by a Cloud-System-Resolving Model

Journal of Disaster Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-24

  Nakamura, Masaomi ^a   Kaneda, Sachie ^b   Wakazuki, Yasutaka ^c   Muroi, Chiashi ^d   Hashimoto, Akihiro ^a   Kato, Teruyuki ^a   Noda, Akira ^c   Yoshizaki, Masanori ^c   Yasunaga, Kazuaki ^c  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Advanced Earth Science and Technology Organization   (Japan)

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

^d JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

baiu; global warming; heavy rainfall; nonhydrostatic model; regional climate

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; EARTH (PLANET); EARTH SYSTEM MODELS; RAIN; STORMS;

BAIU; CLOUD SYSTEM-RESOLVING MODELS; HEAVY RAINFALL; HIGH RESOLUTION; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; NONHYDROSTATIC MODEL; RAINFALL EVENT; RAINFALL SYSTEMS; REGIONAL CLIMATE; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELING (RCM);

GLOBAL WARMING;

EID: 65749114192     PISSN: 18812473     EISSN: 18838030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/jdr.2008.p0015     Document Type: Review

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