Storm track sensitivity to sea surface temperature resolution in a regional atmosphere model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 341-353

  Woollings, Tim ^a,b   Hoskins, Brian ^a,c   Blackburn, Mike ^a,b   Hassell, David ^a   Hodges, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Birmingham   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmosphere ocean interaction; Gulf Stream

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STORM TRACK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM;

EID: 77954952754     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0554-3     Document Type: Article

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