Tropical cyclone activity in the Fiji region: Spatial patterns and relationship to large-scale circulation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 22, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 3877-3893

  Chand, Savin S ^a   Walsh, Kevin J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

850-HPA; CYCLONE TRACKS; CYCLONIC RELATIVE VORTICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; LARGE-SCALE CIRCULATION; MAXIMUM DENSITY; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TRACK DATA; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR; WARNING CENTERS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FUZZY SETS; HURRICANES; LANTHANUM; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

STORMS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYCLOGENESIS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND SHEAR;

FIJI; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; SAMOA; TONGA;

EID: 68749108376     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI2880.1     Document Type: Article

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