The changing atmospheric water cycle in Polar Regions in a warmer climate

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 907-920

  Bengtsson, Lennart ^a   Hodges, Kevin I ^a   Koumoutsaris, Symeon ^b   Zahn, Matthias ^a   Keenlyside, Noel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POLAR REGION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STORM TRACK;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC;

EID: 81155159655     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2011.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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