A mechanism for long-term changes of Atlantic tropical cyclone intensity

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 1851-1864

  Wu, Liguang ^a   Tao, Li ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Saharan air layer; Sahel rainfall; Tropical cyclone intensity; Vertical shear

Indexed keywords

LONG-TERM CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND SHEAR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 79954613342     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0768-4     Document Type: Article

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