Interdecadal variability of western North Pacific tropical cyclone tracks

Journal of Climate

Volumn 21, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 4464-4476

  Liu, Kin Sik ^a   Chan, Johnny C L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; FLOW PATTERNS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LANDFORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATIONS; CHARACTERISTIC PATTERN; DECADAL CHANGES; DECADAL VARIABILITY; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION ANALYSIS; GAUSSIAN; GEOPOTENTIAL; INTERDECADAL VARIABILITY; OCCURRENCE PATTERN; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; STEERING FLOW; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC;

TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DECADAL VARIATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 53649083449     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JCLI2207.1     Document Type: Article

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