Simulation and projection of the Southern Hemisphere annular mode in CMIP5 models

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 9860-9879

  Zheng, Fei ^a   Li, Jianping ^a   Clark, Robin T ^b   Nnamchi, Hyacinth C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC COMPONENT; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG); MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE ANNULAR MODES; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; STRATOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATE MODELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECADAL VARIATION; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; SUMMER; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 84890232664     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00204.1     Document Type: Article

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