Storm track variations as seen in radiosonde observations and reanalysis data

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 480-495

  Harnik, Nili ^a   Chang, Edmund K M ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; CORRELATION METHODS; OSCILLATIONS; RADIOSONDES; STORMS;

STORM TRACK VARIATIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE MODELING; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; RADIOSONDE; STORM TRACK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037976514     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<0480:STVASI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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