Barotropic process contributing to the formation and growth of tropical cyclone Nargis

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 483-491

  Mao, Jiangyu ^a   Wu, Guoxiong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

barotropic instability; tropical cyclone; tropical subtropical easterlies

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955755084     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-010-9190-4     Document Type: Article

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