Poleward deflection of storm tracks

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 2577-2602

  Orlanski, Isidoro ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STORM TRACK; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WINTER;

EID: 0032462031     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<2577:PDOST>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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