Changes in western Pacific tropical cyclones associated with the El Niño-southern oscillation cycle

Journal of Climate

Volumn 25, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 5864-5878

  Li, Richard C Y ^a   Zhou, Wen ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ENSO; Hurricanes typhoons

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; CORRELATION STUDIES; DOMINANT FACTOR; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION ANALYSIS; ENSO; ENSO CYCLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MOIST STATIC ENERGY; OSCILLATION CYCLES; RELATIVE VORTICITY; TRANSITION PERIOD; TRANSITION PHASE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS; TROPICAL STORMS; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR; WESTERN PACIFIC;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATOLOGY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HURRICANES; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; CORRELATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HURRICANE; LA NINA; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TYPHOON; UPPER OCEAN; VORTICITY; WAVELET ANALYSIS; WIND SHEAR;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 84866996971     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00430.1     Document Type: Article

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