Climatological aspects of South Pacific tropical cyclones, based on analysis of the RSMC-Nadi (Fiji) regional archive

Climate Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-233

  Terry, James P ^a   Gienko, Gennady ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Historical record.; RSMC Nadi; South Pacific.; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

CYCLOGENESIS; CYCLONE ACTIVITY; FIJI ISLANDS; HISTORICAL RECORDS; INTER-RELATIONSHIPS; INTERANNUAL; INTERANNUAL FLUCTUATIONS; MINIMUM PRESSURE; RSMC-NADI; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SOUTH PACIFIC.; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION INDEX; TEMPORAL PATTERN; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TRACK LENGTHS; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HURRICANES; TROPICS;

STORMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; CYCLOGENESIS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HISTORICAL RECORD; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; STORM; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER STATION;

FIJI; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 77957746812     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00912     Document Type: Article

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