Climate warming-related strengthening of the tropical hydrological cycle

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 562-574

  Zahn, Matthias ^a   Allan, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES; VERTICAL PROFILE; VERTICAL RESOLUTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ESTIMATION; MOISTURE;

TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; MOISTURE TRANSFER; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TWENTIETH CENTURY; VERTICAL PROFILE; WARMING;

EID: 84872901472     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00222.1     Document Type: Article

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