The influences of ENSO on tropical cyclone activity in the Bay of Bengal during October-December

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Girishkumar, M S ^a   Ravichandran, M ^a  

^a INDIAN NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN INFORMATION SERVICES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HURRICANES; STORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

ACCUMULATED CYCLONE ENERGIES; BAY OF BENGAL; CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; INDIAN OCEAN DIPOLE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR; WIND SPEED;

NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LA NINA; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTICITY; WIND VELOCITY;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84857777934     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007417     Document Type: Article

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