Changes in gross moist stability in the tropics under global warming

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 9-10, 2013, Pages 2481-2496

  Chou, Chia ^a,b   Wu, Tzu Chin ^a   Tan, Pei Hua ^c  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atmospheric stability; Global warming; Gross moist stability; Tropical circulation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLOBAL WARMING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 84886727091     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1703-2     Document Type: Article

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