The atmospheric energy constraint on global-mean precipitation change

Journal of Climate

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 757-768

  Pendergrass, Angeline G ^a   Hartmann, Dennis L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; LONG-WAVE RADIATION; PRECIPITATION CHANGE; SURFACE CONTRIBUTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITIES; TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERES; UNIFORM TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELS; COOLING; GLOBAL WARMING; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COOLING; GLOBAL WARMING; LONGWAVE RADIATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADIATIVE FORCING; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84892510739     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00163.1     Document Type: Article

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