Simulation and projection of blocking highs in key regions of Eurasia by CMIP5 models

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 147-165

  Li, Yan ^a   Ye, Peilong ^b   Feng, Juan ^c   Lu, Yao ^a   Wang, Jiahe ^a   Pu, Zhaoxia ^d  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Lanzhou Central Meteorological Observatory   (China)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Blocking high; Climate change; CMIP5; RCP scenarios; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CMIP; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE;

BAIKAL REGION; EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; URALS;

EID: 85017427804     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2017-008     Document Type: Article

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