African easterly wave variability and its relationship to Atlantic tropical cyclone activity

Journal of Climate

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1166-1179

  Thorncroft, C ^a   Hodges, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORMS; WAVES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

STROM TRACK;

CLIMATOLOGY;

EASTERLY WAVE; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTICITY;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; SAHARA;

EID: 0035869797     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014<1166:AEWVAI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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