Modoki, Indian Ocean Dipole, and western North Pacific typhoons: Possible implications for extreme events

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 18, 2011, Pages

  Pradhan, P K ^a   Preethi, B ^b   Ashok, K ^b   Krishnan, R ^b   Sahai, A K ^b  

^a Now at APEC Climate Center ^*  (South Korea)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES; OCEAN CURRENTS; TROPICS;

ANOMALOUS RESPONSE; EXTREME EVENTS; INDIAN OCEAN DIPOLE; INDIAN OCEAN DIPOLES; QUASI-STATIONARY; RAINFALL ANOMALY; ROSSBY WAVE RESPONSE; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TYPHOON ACTIVITY; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC;

RAIN;

CONVECTION; EL NINO; EXTREME EVENT; RAINFALL; ROSSBY WAVE; TYPHOON;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 80053376800     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD015666     Document Type: Article

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