The interannual variability of tropical cyclones

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3587-3598

  Frank, William M ^a   Young, George S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CATCHMENTS; DATA REDUCTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; INTERBASIN CORRELATIONS; TROPICAL CYCLONES;

STORMS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CYCLOGENESIS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FORMATION MECHANISM; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 35748956124     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3435.1     Document Type: Article

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