Remote effects of tropical cyclones on heavy rainfall over the Korean peninsula - statistical and composite analysis

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Byun, Kun Young ^a   Lee, Tae Young ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Composite analysis; Heavy rainfall; Remote effects; Statistical analysis; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; JET FLOW; PROBABILITY; RAINFALL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

KOREA;

EID: 84865130632     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v64i0.14983     Document Type: Article

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