A modified multivariate Madden-Julian oscillation index using velocity potential

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 141, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4197-4210

  Ventrice, Michael J ^a   Wheeler, Matthew C ^b   Hendon, Harry H ^b   Schreck, Carl J ^c   Thorncroft, Chris D ^a   Kiladis, George N ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; STORMS; VELOCITY;

850-HPA; DAILY DATUM; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION ANALYSIS; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; OSCILLATION INDEX; OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION; REAL- TIME; TWO-COMPONENT; VELOCITY POTENTIALS; ZONAL WIND;

ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VELOCITY PROFILE; WARM POOL; ZONAL WIND;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84896904829     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/mwr-d-12-00327.1     Document Type: Article

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