Decadal variations of intense tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific during 1948-2010

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-65

  Zhao, Haikun ^a   Wu, Liguang ^a   Wang, Ruifang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

decadal variations; intense tropical cyclones; numerical simulation; western North Pacific

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890888933     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-013-3011-5     Document Type: Article

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