Local and large-scale atmospheric responses to reduced Arctic sea ice and ocean warming in the WRF model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Porter, David F ^a   Cassano, John J ^a   Serreze, Mark C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; BUDGET CONTROL; HYDROLOGY; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC ATMOSPHERE; ARCTIC CLIMATE; ARCTIC SEA ICE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATMOSPHERIC ENERGY; ATMOSPHERIC RESPONSE; CLOUD COVER; HYDROLOGIC CYCLES; ICE FRACTION; ICE LOSS; ICE SIMULATION; LOWER BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MIDLATITUDES; MOISTURE BUDGET; NORTH PACIFIC; OCEAN WARMING; PAN-ARCTIC; POLAR CAP; REANALYSIS; REMOTE RESPONSE; SEA ICE EXTENT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TURBULENT HEAT FLUXES; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS; WRF MODEL;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD COVER; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA ICE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84862299151     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016969     Document Type: Article

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