On the relation of the number of extratropical cyclones to their sizes

Izvestiya - Atmospheric and Ocean Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-278

  Rudeva, I A ^a  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; NUMERICAL METHOD; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 47249161646     PISSN: 00014338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S000143380803002X     Document Type: Article

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