Effects of relative and absolute sea surface temperature on tropical cyclone potential intensity using a single-column model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 183-193

  Ramsay, Hamish A ^a   Sobel, Adam H ^b  

^a Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science   (United States)

^b Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Model evaluation performance; Sea surface temperature; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

AQUA PLANET; FREE TROPOSPHERE; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; INPUT PARAMETER; MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; MODEL CONFIGURATION; MOISTURE PROFILES; RADIATIVE-CONVECTIVE EQUILIBRIUM; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SINGLE-COLUMN MODEL; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; HURRICANES; STORMS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TROPICS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; MODELING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WARMING;

EID: 79251575308     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JCLI3690.1     Document Type: Article

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