Prominent features of large-scale atmospheric circulation during spring droughts over northeast Asia

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1206-1214

  Park, Jong Seo ^a   Jhun, Jong Ghap ^b   Kwon, MinHo ^c  

^a National Typhoon Center   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

East asian jet index; Large scale circulation; Sea surface temperature; Spring drought; Western North Pacific subtropical high

Indexed keywords

LARGE-SCALE CIRCULATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC SUBTROPICAL HIGH;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TROPICS;

DROUGHT;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DROUGHT; HADLEY CELL; JET STREAM; LONGWAVE RADIATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPRING (SEASON);

NORTHEAST ASIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 77954354775     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1948     Document Type: Article

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