Tropical cyclones in enhanced resolution CMIP5 experiments

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 665-681

  Rathmann, Nicholas Mossor ^a   Yang, Shuting ^b   Kaas, Eigil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CMIP5; EC Earth; Global warming; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894932838     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1818-5     Document Type: Article

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