The relative vorticity of ocean surface winds from the QuikSCAT satellite and its effects on the geneses of tropical cyclones in the South China Sea

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 59 A, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 562-569

  Wang, Lei ^a   Lau, Kai Hon ^a   Fung, Chi Hung ^a   Gan, Jian Ping ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOGENESIS; MONSOON; SEA SURFACE; SURFACE WIND; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTICITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 34547399097     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2007.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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