Interannual variability of the atlantic hadley circulation in boreal summer and its impacts on tropical cyclone activity

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 8529-8544

  Zhang, Gan ^a   Wang, Zhuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Hadley circulation; Hurricanes; Interannual variability; Intertropical convergence zone; Streamfunction

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC OCEAN; HADLEY CIRCULATION; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; STREAMFUNCTIONS;

HURRICANES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; EASTERLY WAVE; HADLEY CELL; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; SUMMER; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

METATHERIA;

EID: 84886240837     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00802.1     Document Type: Article

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