Possible connection between summer tropical cyclone frequency and spring Arctic Oscillation over East Asia

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 38, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 2613-2629

  Choi, Ki Seon ^a   Wu, Chun Chieh ^b   Byun, Hi Ryong ^c  

^a National Typhoon Center   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arctic Oscillation; Mid latitude anticyclone; Tropical cyclone

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; SPRING (SEASON); SUMMER; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

JAPAN; KOREA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PHILIPPINES; TAIWAN;

EID: 84861831177     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-011-1088-z     Document Type: Article

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