The formation mechanism of the Bonin high in August

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 587 PART A, 2003, Pages 157-178

  Enomoto, Takeshi ^a   Hoskins, Brian J ^b   Matsuda, Yoshihisa ^c  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asian jet; Desert descent; Indian summer monsoon; Rossby waves; Silk Road

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; STORMS; TROPOSPHERE;

BONIN HIGH;

METEOROLOGY;

ANTICYCLONE; HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM; ROSSBY WAVE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

JAPAN;

EID: 0037284102     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.01.211     Document Type: Article

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