Spatiotemporal differences in the interannual variability of Baiu frontal activity in June

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-71

  Yamaura, Tsuyoshi ^a   Tomita, Tomohiko ^a,b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baiu; ENSO; Interannual variation; NAO; TBO

Indexed keywords

BAIU; ENSO; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; NAO; TBO;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATOLOGY; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OCEAN CURRENTS; TIME SERIES;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC FRONT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; ROSSBY WAVE; TELECONNECTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 78650380677     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2058     Document Type: Article

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