Modulation of eastern north Pacific Hurricanes by the Madden-Julian oscillation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1451-1460

  Maloney, Eric D ^a   Hartmann, Dennis L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSCILLATIONS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIND;

MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATIONS;

HURRICANES;

HURRICANE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; WEATHER MODIFICATION;

(EAST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034123714     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<1451:MOENPH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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