An event-based jet-stream climatology and typology

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 283-301

  Koch, Patrick ^a   Wernli, Heini ^a   Davies, Huw C ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Global climatology; Hemispheric contrasts; Jet classification; Jet stream

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; JETS; SHEAR FLOW; STORMS; TROPOSPHERE;

JET STREAMS; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION; TYPOLOGY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATOLOGY; JET STREAM; TYPOLOGY;

EID: 33644820268     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1255     Document Type: Article

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