A theoretical model of Australian northwest cloudband disturbances and Southern Hemisphere storm tracks: The role of SST anomalies

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1410-1432

  Frederiksen, Carsten S ^a   Frederiksen, Jorgen S ^b  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLOUD BAND; GCM; MODEL; PRECIPITATION; RAINFALL; STORM TRACK; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALIA, (NORTHWEST);

EID: 0030455247     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<1410:ATMOAN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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