Mesocyclone activity over the Northeast Atlantic. Part 2: An investigation of causal mechanisms

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1283-1299

  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

Northeast Atlantic; Polar mesocyclones

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CYCLONE; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; SEASONALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033384999     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199910)19:12<1283::AID-JOC420>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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