Characteristics of the Atlantic storm-track eddy activity and its relation with North Atlantic Oscillation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 241-266

  Rivière, Gwendal ^a,b   Orlanski, I ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE;

CYCLONIC WAVE BREAKING; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SYNOPTIC WAVES;

STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; STORMS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ANTICYCLONE; CYCLOGENESIS; DECADAL VARIATION; EDDY; JET STREAM; MOISTURE FLUX; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; STORM TRACK; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WAVE BREAKING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847639660     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3850.1     Document Type: Article

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