Modulation of North Pacific tropical cyclone activity by three phases of ENSO

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1839-1849

  Kim, Hye Mi ^a   Webster, Peter J ^a   Curry, Judith A ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

ENSO; North Pacific Ocean; Sea surface temperature; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL MODULATION; EAST PACIFIC; EASTERN PACIFIC; ENSO; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; INDUCED HEATING; LARGE-SCALE CIRCULATION PATTERNS; MIRROR IMAGES; NORTH PACIFIC; NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THERMODYNAMIC FACTORS; THREE PHASIS; TRACK DENSITY; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY; TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN; WESTERN PACIFIC; WIND SHEARS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; HURRICANES; OCEANOGRAPHY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TROPICS; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATOLOGY; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND SHEAR;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 79955138645     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JCLI3939.1     Document Type: Article

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