Professor, University of Virginia, Department of Environmental Science, 101 Clark Hall, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 (E-Mail: bph@virginia.edu).
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTRATROPICAL STORMINESS IN THE UNITED STATES: AN ASSESSMENT†
Article first published online: 8 JUN 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1999.tb04223.x
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JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
Volume 35, Issue 6, pages 1387–1397, December 1999
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Hayden, B. P. (1999), CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTRATROPICAL STORMINESS IN THE UNITED STATES: AN ASSESSMENT. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 35: 1387–1397. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1999.tb04223.x
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Paper No. 99082 of the Journal of the American Water Resources Association.Discussions are open until August 1, 2000.
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Professor, University of Virginia, Department of Environmental Science, 101 Clark Hall, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 (E-Mail: bph@virginia.edu).
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- Issue published online: 8 JUN 2007
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Keywords:
- extratropical storms;
- meteorology;
- storms;
- climate change;
- general circulation models;
- and climatology
ABSTRACT: Climate change due to enrichment of the atmosphere with carbon dioxide is projected to change the circulation of the atmosphere, increase its moisture content, warm the surface layers, and increase precipitation. Extratropical storms are the intermediate agent in mid-latitudes between changes in the circulation of the atmosphere and surface water resources. The climatology of extratropical storms for the period 1885–1996 is presented, and major changes in storminess are detected across much of North America. General Circulation Model (GCM) projections of storm frequency and storm track are found to have little in common with the observed pattern of storms and evidence no systematic changes in response to an enrichment of the atmosphere with carbon dioxide.