Effect of ENSO on the Hong Kong winter season

Atmospheric Science Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 94-101

  Wu, M C ^a   Leung, W H ^a  

^a HONG KONG OBSERVATORY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Blocking; ENSO; Hong Kong; Surge occurrence; Winter monsoon

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; COLD AIR; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MONSOON; TREND ANALYSIS; WARMING; WINTER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 67849117108     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1530261X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asl.215     Document Type: Article

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