Geographical dependence of upper-level blocking formation associated with intraseasonal amplification of the Siberian high

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 4441-4449

  Takaya, Koutarou ^a   Nakamura, Hisashi ^a,b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; STORMS; TROPOSPHERE;

GEOGRAPHICAL DEPENDENCE; INTRASEASONAL AMPLIFICATION; UPPER-LEVEL BLOCKING FORMATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; STORMS; TROPOSPHERE;

ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; COLD AIR; HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM; TROPOSPHERE;

EURASIA; SIBERIA;

EID: 31144465301     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3628.1     Document Type: Article

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