Mesocyclone activity over the North-East Atlantic. Part 1: Vortex distribution and variability

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1187-1204

  Harold, Julie M ^a   Bigg, Grant R ^a   Turner, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

North East Atlantic; Polar mesocyclones; Satellite climatology

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE; METEOROLOGY; VORTEX;

CYCLONE; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; POLAR REGION; VORTEX;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032796268     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199909)19:11<1187::AID-JOC419>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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