Sea surface temperature east of Australia: A predictor of tropical cyclone frequency over the western North Pacific?

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 196-201

  Zhou, BoTao ^a,b   Cui, Xuan ^c  

^a China Meteorological Administration   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^c NATIONAL SATELLITE METEOROLOGICAL CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

atmospheric circulation; sea surface temperature; teleconnection; tropical cyclone frequency; western North Pacific

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751572626     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-4157-5     Document Type: Article

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