A climatology of cut-off lows at 200 hPa in the northern hemisphere, 1990-1994

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 379-390

  Kentarchos, A S ^a,b   Davies, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

200 hPa surface; Cut off low; Northern Hemisphere; Statistics

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0031819124     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(19980330)18:4<379::AID-JOC257>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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