ENSO-modulated cyclogenesis over the Bay of Bengal

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 9806-9818

  Felton, Clifford S ^a   Subrahmanyam, Bulusu ^a   Murty, V S N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Atmosphere ocean interaction; Cyclogenesis cyclolysis; El Nino

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN INTERACTIONS; CYCLOGENESIS/CYCLOLYSIS; EL NINO; PRECIPITABLE WATER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES; TROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HURRICANES; MODULATION; MOISTURE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CYCLOGENESIS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LA NINA; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PRECIPITABLE WATER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTICITY; WIND SHEAR; ZONAL WIND;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84890190882     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00134.1     Document Type: Article

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