Climatological features of cutoff low systems in the Southern Hemisphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 17, 2010, Pages

  Reboita, Michelle Simiões ^a   Nieto, Raquel ^b   Gimeno, Luis ^b   Da Rocha, Rosmeri Porfrio ^a   Ambrizzi, Trcio ^a   Garreaud, Rene ^c   Krger, Luiz Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CUT-OFF LOW; CUTOFF LOW SYSTEMS; EASTWARD PROPAGATION; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHES; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; NEW ZEALAND; OBJECTIVE METHODS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PRESSURE LEVEL; PRESSURE SYSTEM; REANALYSIS; SEASONALITY; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLIMATOLOGY; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SEASONALITY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AFRICA; AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 77956478479     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013251     Document Type: Article

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