Seasonal predictions of tropical cyclones using a 25-km-resolution general circulation model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 380-398

  Chen Dr , Jan Huey ^a,b,c   Lin, Shian Jiann ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE SIMULATION; EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS LABORATORIES; HIGH-RESOLUTION ATMOSPHERIC MODELS; INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; NORTH ATLANTIC; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; OCEAN BASINS; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES; SEASONAL PREDICTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL STORMS; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HURRICANES; SEA LEVEL; STORMS;

FORECASTING;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CORRELATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; THRESHOLD; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

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

EID: 84872903541     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00061.1     Document Type: Article

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