Future changes in tropical cyclone genesis in fully dynamic ocean- and mixed layer ocean-coupled climate models: A low-resolution model study

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 737-758

  Kim, Joo Hong ^a   Brown, Simon J ^a   McDonald, Ruth E ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Convective seasonal genesis parameter; Increased CO2 concentration; Perturbed physics ensemble; Tropical cyclone genesis

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CYCLOGENESIS; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; MIXED LAYER; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 79960974308     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0855-6     Document Type: Article

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