A kinematic mechanism for positive feedback between synoptic eddies and NAO

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Ren, Hong Li ^a,b   Jin, Fei Fei ^a,b   Kug, Jong Seong ^c   Zhao, Jing Xia ^a   Park, Juhyun ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b China Meteorological Administration   (China)

^c Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND PASS; EDDY STRUCTURES; KINEMATIC MECHANISM; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; VORTICITY FLUX;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FEEDBACK; KINEMATICS; VORTICITY;

ARCTIC ENGINEERING;

ANOMALY; ANTICYCLONE; EDDY; KINEMATICS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; VORTICITY; WINTER;

EID: 68949128609     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL037294     Document Type: Article

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