A comparison of recent reanalysis datasets using objective feature tracking: Storm tracks and tropical easterly waves

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 131, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2012-2037

  Hodges, K I ^a   Hoskins, B J ^a   Boyle, J ^b   Thorncroft, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TROPOSPHERE;

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; STORM TRACK; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0141906313     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2003)131<2012:ACORRD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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