Large-scale circulation patterns favourable to tropical cyclogenesis over the western North Pacific and associated barotropic energy conversions

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 216-227

  Feng, Tao ^a,b   Chen, Guang Hua ^b   Huang, Rong Hui ^b   Shen, Xin Yong ^a  

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

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Barotropic energy conversion; Large scale circulation pattern; Tropical cyclogenesis

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC; EDDY KINETIC ENERGY; HORIZONTAL SHEAR; LARGE-SCALE CIRCULATION PATTERNS; MERIDIONAL WINDS; TROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; GEOPHYSICS; HURRICANES; KINETICS; SHEAR FLOW;

TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CYCLOGENESIS; EDDY; GYRE; KINETIC ENERGY; MONSOON; TROPICAL CYCLONE; ZONAL FLOW;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 84891665918     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3680     Document Type: Article

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