Projected changes in tropical cyclone climatology and landfall in the Southwest Indian Ocean region under enhanced anthropogenic forcing

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 40, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 2867-2886

  Malherbe, Johan ^a,b   Engelbrecht, F A ^c   Landman, W A ^b,c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Atmospheric model; Climate change; Indian Ocean; Landfall; Southern Africa; Tropical cyclone

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; FUTURE PROSPECT; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND PROFILE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); SOUTHERN AFRICA;

EID: 84878107003     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1635-2     Document Type: Article

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