Simulating the seasonal cycle of the Northern Hemisphere storm tracks using idealized nonlinear storm-track models

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2309-2331

  Chang, Edmund K M ^a   Zurita Gotor, Pablo ^b,c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GFDL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW STRUCTURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

QUASIGEOSTROPHIC MODEL; SEASONAL MODULATION; STATIONARY WAVE; STORM TRACK;

STORMS;

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW STRUCTURE; STORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELING; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; SEASONAL VARIATION; STANDING WAVE; STORM TRACK;

EID: 34547726125     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3957.1     Document Type: Article

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