A comparison of extratropical cyclones in recent reanalyses ERA-Interim, NASA MERRA, NCEP CFSR, and JRA-25

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 4888-4906

  Hodges, K I ^a   Lee, R W ^a   Bengtsson, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyclones; Extratropical cyclones; Model comparison; Northern Hemisphere; Orographic effects; Southern Hemisphere

Indexed keywords

EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES; MODEL COMPARISON; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

STORMS;

NASA;

CYCLOGENESIS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTICITY;

EID: 80053150930     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JCLI4097.1     Document Type: Article

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