A diagnosis of the seasonally and longitudinally varying midlatitude circulation response to global warming

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2489-2515

  Simpson, Isla R ^a   Shaw, Tiffany A ^a   Seager, Richard ^a  

^a International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WIND STRESS;

CIRCULATION CHANGES; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; HIGH-FREQUENCY EDDIES; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STATIONARY WAVES; SURFACE WIND STRESS;

GLOBAL WARMING;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; EDDY; GLOBAL WARMING; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WESTERLY; WIND STRESS; ZONAL FLOW;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EUROPE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST);

EID: 84902098419     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0325.1     Document Type: Article

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