The latitude of the subtropical ridge over eastern Australia: The L index revisited

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1291-1299

  Drosdowsky, Wasyl ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eastern Australia; L index; Subtropical ridge

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; RAIN; SEA LEVEL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AUSTRALIA; L INDEX; SUBTROPICAL RIDGE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; LATITUDE; RAINFALL; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23844455202     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1196     Document Type: Article

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