Linkage between the Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Frequency and the Antarctic Oscillation in the Western Hemisphere

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 159-164

  Ke, Fan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Antarctic Oscillation in Western Hemisphere; Atlantic hurricanes; Atmospheric Circulation

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ANTARCTIC OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HURRICANE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; WIND SHEAR; ZONAL WIND;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 78650987133     PISSN: 16742834     EISSN: 23766123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16742834.2009.11446796     Document Type: Article

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