The sensitivity of the Indian summer monsoon to a global warming of 2°C with respect to pre-industrial times

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 37, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 1843-1868

  May, Wilhelm ^a  

^a DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WALKER CIRCULATION;

ARABIAN SEA; BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST); PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 80355146318     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0942-8     Document Type: Article

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