Reply to "Comments on 'Changes to the North Atlantic Subtropical High and Its Role in the Intensification of Summer Rainfall Variability in the Southeastern United States'"

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 682-688

  Li, Wenhong ^a   Li, Laifang ^a   Fu, Rong ^b   Deng, Yi ^c   Wang, Hui ^d,e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^e Wyle Information Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORTH ATLANTIC; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; SUMMER RAINFALL;

CLIMATE CONTROL; CLIMATOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GLOBAL WARMING;

EID: 84872974883     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00674.1     Document Type: Letter

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