Upper-level steering flow and continental anticyclones on the central gulf coast of the united states

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 935-954

  Rohli, Robert V ^a   Henderson, Keith G ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

500 hpa heights; Climate variability and change; Gulf of mexico coast, usa; Mid latitude anticyclone; Synoptic climatology

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0032423645     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0088(199807)18:9<935::aid-joc299>3.0.co;2-u     Document Type: Article

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