A new East Asian winter monsoon index and associated characteristics of the winter monsoon

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 711-726

  Jhun, Jong Ghap ^a   Lee, Eun Jeong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL; TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT; TEMPERATURE; WIND;

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; EAST ASIAN WINTER MONSOON INDEX; JET STREAM; MIDTROPOSPHERIC; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; WIND SHEAR;

CLIMATOLOGY;

INDEX METHOD; JET STREAM; MONSOON; SEASONAL VARIATION; WIND SHEAR; WINTER;

ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 1842428887     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<0711:ANEAWM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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