Variability in tropical cyclone heat potential over the Southwest Indian Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6734-6746

  Malan, N ^a   Reason, C J C ^a   Loveday, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

climate variability; heat potential; SW Indian Ocean; tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; STORMS; TIME SERIES;

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; DECADAL VARIABILITY; INDIAN OCEAN; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MOZAMBIQUE CHANNELS; REGIONAL OCEAN MODELING; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TYPHOON INTENSITIES;

HURRICANES;

ANTICYCLONE; CLIMATE VARIATION; HEAT FLUX; HURRICANE; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; THERMOCLINE; TIME SERIES; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL;

EID: 84892917395     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JC008958     Document Type: Article

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