Dynamically downscaled simulations of Australian region tropical cyclones in current and future climates

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Lavender, S L ^a,b   Walsh, K J E ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; HURRICANES; TROPICS;

'CURRENT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE CONDITION; DYNAMICAL MECHANISMS; FINE RESOLUTION; FUTURE CLIMATE; INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; POLEWARD SHIFT; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CURRENT VELOCITY; DISSIPATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; VORTICITY;

EID: 79957930769     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL047499     Document Type: Article

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