Tropical cyclone genesis frequency over the western North Pacific simulated in medium-resolution coupled general circulation models

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 665-683

  Yokoi, Satoru ^a   Takayabu, Yukari N ^a,b   Chan, Johnny C L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Model intercomparison; Monsoon trough; Tropical cyclone; WCRP CMIP3; Western North Pacific

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE MODELING; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MONSOON; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPOSPHERE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; VORTICITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 69249202572     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0593-9     Document Type: Article

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