Relationship between the arctic oscillation and cold surges over East Asia

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-83

  Park, Tae Won ^a   Ho, Chang Hoi ^a   Yang, Song ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic Oscillation; Asia; Cold air surges

Indexed keywords

ALEUTIAN LOW; ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ARCTIC OSCILLATIONS; ASIA; COLD AIR; COLD SURGE; EAST ASIA; HIGH PRESSURE; LONG LASTING; LOW PRESSURES; SHORT DURATIONS; SIBERIAN HIGHS; WAVE TRAIN;

RAIN; STORMS;

SNOW;

ADVECTION; AIR MASS; AMPLITUDE; ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; COLD AIR;

CHINA; JAPAN; KOREA;

EID: 78650291140     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JCLI3529.1     Document Type: Article

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