Extreme pressure differences at 0900 NZST and winds across New Zealand

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1203-1222

  Salinger, M James ^a   Griffiths, Georgina M ^a   Gosai, Ashmita ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Circulation indices; Extreme winds; New Zealand; Pressure differences; Teleconnections

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; STATISTICS; WIND;

AIRFLOWS; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE DIFFRENCES; TIME SERIES; WIND GUSTS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE;

REGIONAL CLIMATE;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

EID: 23044463330     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1162     Document Type: Article

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