Accessing extremes of mid-latitudinal wave activity: Methodology and application

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 61 A, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-49

  Vitolo, R ^a,e   Ruti, P M ^b   Dell'Aquila, A ^b   Felici, M ^a,c   Lucarini, V ^d   Speranza, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; EXTREME EVENT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WEIBULL THEORY;

EID: 58049092416     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2008.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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