Downscaling CMIP5 climate models shows increased tropical cyclone activity over the 21st century

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 30, 2013, Pages 12219-12224

  Emanuel, Kerry A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Natural hazards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EL NINO; GLOBAL CHANGE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HURRICANE; INDIAN OCEAN; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATIVE FORCING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SIMULATION; WIND;

EID: 84880661460     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1301293110     Document Type: Article

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