ENSO Modoki impact on the Southern Hemisphere storm track activity during extended austral winter

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Ashok, Karumuri ^a   Tam, C Y ^b   Lee, W J ^a  

^a APEC Climate Center   (South Korea)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; AUSTRAL WINTER; EASTERN AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN DIPOLES; PARTIAL CORRELATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE STORM TRACKS; STORM TRACK; UPPER AIR; WINTER STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERICS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RAIN;

STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STORM TRACK; WESTERLY;

ARGENTINA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 68749087129     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL038847     Document Type: Article

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