Characteristics of wintertime daily and extreme minimum temperature over South Korea

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-160

  Ryoo, Sang Boom ^a   Kwon, Won Tae ^a   Jhun, Jong Ghap ^b  

^a Meteorological Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arctic oscillation; Climate change; Cold surge; South Korea; Wintertime extreme temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FREQUENCIES; TROPOSPHERE;

COLD SURGES; EDDIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TREND ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 1342289248     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.990     Document Type: Article

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