The boreal spring variability of the Intra-Americas low-level jet and its relation with precipitation and tornadoes in the eastern United States

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 247-259

  Muñoz, Ernesto ^a   Enfield, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Intra Americas Sea; Low level jet; Mississippi River; PNA; Tornadoes

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DECADAL VARIATION; JET STREAM; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TELECONNECTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TORNADO; ZONAL WIND;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; GULF OF MEXICO; MISSISSIPPI BASIN; OHIO RIVER; TENNESSEE BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650981095     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0688-3     Document Type: Article

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