Meteorological factors affecting the speed of movement and related impacts of extratropical cyclones along the U.S. east coast

Natural Hazards

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1463-1472

  Bernhardt, Jase E ^a   DeGaetano, Arthur T ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Climatology; East coast winter storms; NAO and ENSO teleconnections; Nor'easters; Storm speed; Storm surge

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; EL NINO; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOPOTENTIAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STORM SURGE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; ZONAL WIND;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858794905     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-0078-0     Document Type: Article

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