Systematic variation of summertime tropical cyclone activity in the western North Pacific in relation to the Madden-Julian oscillation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1171-1191

  Kim, Joo Hong ^a   Ho, Chang Hoi ^a   Kim, Hyeong Seog ^a   Sui, Chung Hsiung ^b   Park, Seon Ki ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORMS; TROPICS;

EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION ANALYSIS; LONGWAVE RADIATION; SUMMER; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); JAPAN; KOREA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TAIWAN; VIET NAM;

EID: 44349178685     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JCLI1493.1     Document Type: Article

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