Influences of circulation and climate change on European summer heat extremes

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 9621-9632

  Clark, Robin T ^a   Brown, Simon J ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; Climate models; Extreme events; Soil moisture; Surface fluxes; Surface temperature

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION PATTERNS; EXTREME EVENTS; HIGH-RESOLUTION CLIMATE MODELS; SURFACE FLUX; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE UNCERTAINTIES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; SOIL MOISTURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLOUD COVER; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; EXTREME EVENT; LATENT HEAT FLUX; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SUMMER; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WARMING;

EUROPE;

EID: 84888043289     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00740.1     Document Type: Article

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