The basic ingredients of the north atlantic storm track. Part II: Sea surface temperatures

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1784-1805

  Brayshaw, David James ^a   Hoskins, Brian ^a   Blackburn, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic ocean; General circulation models; Jets; Sea surface temperature; Storm tracks; Topographic effects

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; STORM TRACKS; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OCEAN CURRENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TROPOSPHERE;

STORMS;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; JET; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STORM TRACK; TOPOGRAPHY; TROPOSPHERE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 80051814505     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JAS3674.1     Document Type: Article

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