Characteristics of the large-scale circulation changes during the sudden onset of the fall transition season

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 397-415

  Keller, Linda M ^a   Houghton, David D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetic energy; Northern Hemisphere; Time series analysis; Transition season circulation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; AUTUMN; KINETIC ENERGY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034732194     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(20000330)20:4<397::AID-JOC473>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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