The 2009 hurricane season in the Eastern North Pacific basin: An analysis of environmental conditions

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1673-1682

  Collins, Jennifer M ^a   Roache, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

ENSO; Hurricanes; Madden Julian oscillation; North Pacific Ocean; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE NUMBERS; CYCLONE ACTIVITY; EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC; ENSO; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL FORCING; HIGH ACTIVITY; HURRICANE ACTIVITY; HURRICANE SEASON; INTERANNUAL; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NORTH AMERICAN; NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN; RELATIVE VORTICITY; SEASONAL MEAN; TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR;

NICKEL COMPOUNDS; STORMS;

HURRICANES;

CLIMATE FORCING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HURRICANE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RESEARCH WORK; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPOSPHERE; VORTICITY; WIND SHEAR;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 79959576397     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010MWR3538.1     Document Type: Article

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