Tropical cyclone formations in the South China Sea associated with the Mei-Yu front

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 134, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2670-2687

  Lee, Cheng Shang ^a   Lin, Yung Lan ^a   Cheung, Kevin K W ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR DISASTER REDUCTION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; VORTEX FLOW; WIND EFFECTS;

FRONTAL FORMATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL DEPRESSION; WIND SHEAR;

STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC FRONT; MODEL; MONSOON; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND SHEAR;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

CITRUS MAXIMA;

EID: 33750429300     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3221.1     Document Type: Article

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