Inconsistencies between long-term trends in storminess derived from the 20CR reanalysis and observations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 868-874

  Krueger, Oliver ^a   Schenk, Frederik ^a   Feser, Frauke ^a   Weisse, Ralf ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Decadal variability; Extratropical cyclones; Reanalysis data; Surface observations; Trends

Indexed keywords

DECADAL VARIABILITY; EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES; REANALYSIS; SURFACE OBSERVATION; TRENDS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; SEA ICE;

STORMS;

CLIMATE VARIATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; DECADAL VARIATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; SEA ICE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE PRESSURE; TREND ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

EID: 84874797123     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00309.1     Document Type: Article

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