Characteristics of atmospheric circulation associated with cold surge occurrences in East Asia: A case study during 2005/06 winter

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 791-804

  Park, Tae Won ^a   Jeong, Jee Hoon ^b   Ho, Chang Hoi ^a   Kim, Seong Joong ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cold surge; East Asia; East Asian winter monsoon; Siberian high; Upper tropospheric circulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 60049091094     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-008-0791-0     Document Type: Article

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