CMIP5 projection of significant reduction in extratropical cyclone activity over North America

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 9903-9922

  Chang, Edmund K M ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Extratropical cyclones; Hydrology; North America

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINICITY; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; EMISSION SCENARIO; EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH AMERICAN; PRECIPITATION CHANGE; TEMPORAL VARIANCE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDROLOGY; STORMS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STORM TRACK; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84890136925     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00209.1     Document Type: Article

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