Variability of Southern Hemisphere cyclone and anticyclone behavior: Further analysis

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1075-1083

  Pezza, Alexandre Bernardes ^a   Ambrizzi, Tércio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEA LEVEL; STORMS;

SEA LEVEL PRESSURE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ANTICYCLONE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CYCLONE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LA NINA; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TRACKING; TRAJECTORY;

EID: 0141482362     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<1075:VOSHCA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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