Variations and prediction of the annual number of tropical cyclones affecting Korea and Japan

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 178-189

  Goh, Andy Zung Ching ^a   Chan, Johnny C L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Seasonal forecasting; Tropical cyclone; Tropical cyclone landfall

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATOLOGY; HURRICANES; ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS; STORMS; TROPICS;

EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION; GEO-POTENTIAL HEIGHTS; PREDICTION EQUATIONS; SEASONAL FORECASTING; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; STANDARD DEVIATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL CYCLONE LANDFALLS;

FORECASTING;

CLIMATOLOGY; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GEOPOTENTIAL; LA NINA; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

JAPAN; KOREA;

EID: 84855960252     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2258     Document Type: Article

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