Subtropical cyclogenesis over the central North Pacific

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-205

  Caruso, Steven J ^a   Businger, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION THEORY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; SUBTROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS;

STORMS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CYCLOGENESIS; CYCLONE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 33646395942     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WAF914.1     Document Type: Article

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