Low-frequency variability of tropical cyclone-induced heavy rainfall over East Asia associated with tropical and North Pacific sea surface temperatures

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Lee, Min Hee ^a   Ho, Chang Hoi ^a   Kim, Joo Hong ^b   Song, Hyo Jong ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; HURRICANES;

BAROTROPIC; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; DIPOLE MODE; DIPOLE PATTERNS; EAST ASIA; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION ANALYSIS; HEAVY RAINFALL; LOW FREQUENCY VARIABILITY; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; MIDLATITUDE OCEAN; MIDLATITUDES; NORTH PACIFIC; NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN; NORTHEAST ASIA; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PRECIPITABLE WATER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SOUTH CHINA; STEERING FLOW; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

RAIN;

ANTICYCLONE; BAROTROPIC MOTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; EASTERLY WAVE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WARMING; WEATHER STATION;

CHINA; JAPAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); TAIWAN;

EID: 84862585772     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017565     Document Type: Article

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