Predictability of the onset of blocking and strong zonal flow regimes

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 973-994

  Oortwijn, Jeroen ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FLOW; BLOCKING; ZONAL FLOW;

ATLANTIC; PACIFIC;

EID: 0031805967     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<0973:POTOOB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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