Seasonal variability of mesocyclone activity in the Bellingshausen/Weddell region of Antarctica

Global Atmosphere and Ocean System

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-97

  Turner, John ^a   Corcoran, Gregory ^a   Cummins, Steven ^a   Lachlan Cope, Tom ^a   Leonard, Steven ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Bellingshausen Sea; Mesocyclones; Seasonal variability; Weddell Sea

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; POLAR METEOROLOGY; SEASONALITY;

ANTARCTICA; BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA; WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 0030561830     PISSN: 10236732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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