Physical mechanisms for the association of El Niño and west African rainfall with Atlantic major hurricane activity

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1169-1187

  Goldenberg, Stanley B ^a,b   Shapiro, Lloyd J ^a  

^a AOML   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; CONTEMPORANEOUS ASSOCIATION; EL NINO; HURRICANE; HURRICANES; MAJOR HURRICANE; PHYSICAL MECHANISMS; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SST; WIND;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030499252     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<1169:PMFTAO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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