Impact of climate change on the frequency of Northern Hemisphere summer cyclones

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Lang, Chang ^a   Waugh, Darryn W ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; SEA LEVEL; STORMS;

INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURES; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; WEATHER SYSTEMS; WINTER CYCLONES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CYCLONE; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE;

EID: 79951913779     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014300     Document Type: Article

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