Nature of the differences in the intraseasonal variability of the pacific and atlantic storm tracks: A diagnostic study

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2602-2615

  Deng, Yi ^a   Mak, Mankin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; JETS; KINETIC ENERGY; METEOROLOGY;

BAROCLINIC GROWTH; BAROTROPIC DAMPING RATE; EDDY KINETIC ENERGY; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY INDEX; STORM TRACK;

STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; JETS; KINETIC ENERGY; METEOROLOGY; STORMS;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; DAMPING; EDDY; JET; KINETIC ENERGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STORM TRACK; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 33750586422     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3749.1     Document Type: Article

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