Intensification of winter transatlantic aviation turbulence in response to climate change

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 644-648

  Williams, Paul D ^a   Joshi, Manoj M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DAMAGE; INJURY; JET STREAM; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RADAR; TURBULENCE; WINTER;

EID: 84879761545     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1866     Document Type: Article

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