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Modelling a tropical-like cyclone in the Mediterranean Sea under present and warmer climate
Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
Priscilla A. Mooney
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
William Cabos
Departamento de Fisicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Miguel Ángel Gaertner
Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Biochemistry, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
Alba de la Vara
Environmental Sciences Institute, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
Departamento de Matemática Aplicada a la Ingenierá Industrial, E. T. S. I. Industriales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Juan Jesus González-Alemán
Departamento de Física de la Tierra y Astrofísica, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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This study investigated one case of a tropical-like cyclone over the Mediterranean Sea under present and future climate conditions with a regional climate model. A pseudo global warming (PGW) technique is employed to simulate the cyclone under future climate, and our simulation showed that the cyclone is moderately strengthened by warmer climate. Other PGW simulations where only ocean and atmosphere are warmed reveal the interesting results that both have counteracting effects on the cyclone.
This study investigated one case of a tropical-like cyclone over the Mediterranean Sea under...
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