Climatology and interannual variability of Arctic cyclone activity: 1948-2002

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2300-2317

  Zhang, Xiangdong ^a   Walsh, John E ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Bhatt, Uma S ^a   Ikeda, Moto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; SYNCHRONIZATION;

ARCTIC CYCLONE ACTIVITY; CYCLONE ACTIVITY INDEX;

STORMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; CYCLONE; STORM TRACK; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 3242678995     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<2300:CAIVOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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