Characteristics of atmospheric circulation over east Asia associated with summer blocking

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 726-738

  Park, Yong Jun ^a   Ahn, Joong Bae ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BLOCKING FREQUENCIES; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GEO-POTENTIAL HEIGHTS; NORTH PACIFIC; OKHOTSK; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SUMMER BLOCKING;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; JET STREAM; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER;

EUROPE; FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); SEA OF OKHOTSK; URALS;

EID: 84900600736     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020688     Document Type: Article

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