Model projections of the changes in atmospheric circulation and surface climate over North America, the North Atlantic, and Europe in the Twenty-First Century

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 9603-9620

  Lau, Ngar Cheung ^a   Ploshay, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere ocean interaction; Atmospheric circulation; Climate models; Extratropical cyclones; General circulation models; North Atlantic Oscillation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN INTERACTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; SEA LEVEL; STORMS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; JET STREAM; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; VORTICITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84888038100     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00151.1     Document Type: Article

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