The madden-julian oscillation's impacts on worldwide tropical cyclone activity

Journal of Climate

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2317-2330

  Klotzbach, Philip J ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Hurricanes typhoons; Madden Julian oscillation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; MODULATION; SEA LEVEL;

CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY; HURRICANES/TYPHOONS; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; RAPID INTENSIFICATION; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY; VERTICAL MOTIONS; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR;

HURRICANES;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; HURRICANE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MOISTURE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TYPHOON; WIND SHEAR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84896079156     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00483.1     Document Type: Article

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