Multi-model projection of global warming impact on tropical cyclone genesis frequency over the western North Pacific

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 525-538

  Yokoi, Satoru ^a   Takayabu, Yukari N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLOGENESIS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GLOBAL WARMING; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 68049102042     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.87.525     Document Type: Article

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