Hydrometeorological application of an extratropical cyclone classification scheme in the southern United States

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 27-38

  Senkbeil, J C ^a   Brommer, D M ^a   Comstock, I J ^a   Loyd, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION; EL NINO; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOSTATISTICS; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LA NINA; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STORM; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862246784     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-011-0562-1     Document Type: Article

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