Clustering of cyclones in the ARPEGE general circulation model

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 60 A, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 547-556

  Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar ^a   Song, Yongjia ^a   Seierstad, Ivar Ambjørn ^a   Sorteberg, Asgeir ^a   Stephenson, David B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC WAVE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYCLONE; DATA SET; FLOW PATTERN; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STORM TRACK; TRACKING;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 42649085070     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2008.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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