Composite analysis of north atlantic extratropical cyclones in NCEP-NCAR reanalysis data

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1419-1446

  Rudeva, Irina ^a   Gulev, Sergey K ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Extratropical cyclones; North Atlantic Ocean; Synoptic climatology; Winter cool season

Indexed keywords

AIR SEA INTERACTIONS; EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; SYNOPTIC CLIMATOLOGY; WINTER/COOL SEASON;

CLIMATOLOGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEA LEVEL; WATER CONTENT;

STORMS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANTICYCLONE; CYCLONE; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITABLE WATER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER CONTENT; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); GULF STREAM;

EID: 79958763050     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010MWR3294.1     Document Type: Article

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