Effects of El Niño Modoki on winter precipitation in Korea

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 38, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 1313-1324

  Kim, Do Woo ^a   Choi, Ki Seon ^b   Byun, Hi Ryong ^c  

^a Meteorological Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b National Typhoon Center   (South Korea)

^c Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anomalous local meridional circulation; Atmospheric wave train; El Ni o; El Ni o Modoki; Winter precipitation; Winter teleconnections

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; EL NINO; LA NINA; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TELECONNECTION; TROPOSPHERE; WINTER;

CHINA; JAPAN; KOREA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINE SEA; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 84859004765     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1114-1     Document Type: Article

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