Covariability between the Baiu precipitation and tropical cyclone activity through large-scale atmospheric circulations

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 449-465

  Yamaura, Tsuyoshi ^a   Tomita, Tomohiko ^a,b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WESTERLY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84867883113     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2012-402     Document Type: Article

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