Regional climate model simulation of winter climate over central-southwest Asia, with emphasis on NAO and ENSO effects

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 220-235

  Syed, F S ^a,b   Giorgi, F ^c   Pal, J S ^c   Keay, Kevin ^d  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT   (Pakistan)

^c ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyclone tracking; ENSO; Extratropical storms; NAO; Precipitation variability; Regional climate model regcm3; Western disturbances

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARABIAN SEA; CLIMATE SIMULATION; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; ENSO SIGNAL; EXTRATROPICAL STORMS; MIDDLE EAST; MODEL CLIMATOLOGY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; PAKISTAN; PRECIPITATION VARIABILITY; REANALYSIS; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELING; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; SIMULATED STORMS; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; STORM ANALYSIS; SURFACE CLIMATE; TAJIKISTAN; WINTER SEASONS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STORMS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATOLOGY; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SNOWSTORM; TRACKING; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WINTER;

AFGHANISTAN; ARABIAN SEA; CASPIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; MIDDLE EAST; PAKISTAN; TAJIKISTAN;

EID: 75349113000     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1887     Document Type: Article

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