Influence of the Western Pacific teleconnection pattern on Western North Pacific tropical cyclone activity

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-16

  Choi, Ki Seon ^a   Moon, Il Ju ^b  

^a National Typhoon Center   (South Korea)

^b Jeju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Terrain effect; Tropical cyclone; Upper tropospheric jet; Western Pacific teleconnection

Indexed keywords

EAST ASIA; INDOCHINA PENINSULA; PHILIPPINES; PRESSURE SYSTEM; SOUTHERN CHINA; TELECONNECTION PATTERNS; TELECONNECTIONS; TERRAIN EFFECT; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC; WESTERN PACIFIC;

CLIMATOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; STORMS; TROPOSPHERE;

HURRICANES;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; JET; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TELECONNECTION; TERRAIN; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPOSPHERE; WESTERLY;

CHINA; INDOCHINA; JAPAN; KOREA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST); PHILIPPINES;

EID: 84861869401     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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