On the effect of the East/Japan Sea SST variability on the North Pacific atmospheric circulation in a regional climate model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 418-444

  Seo, Hyodae ^a   Kwon, Young Oh ^a   Park, Jong Jin ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

air sea interaction; atmospheric blocking; East Asian marginal seas; storm track

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; SEA LEVEL; STORMS; VORTICITY; WIND;

AIR SEA INTERACTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; MARGINAL SEAS; MARINE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); STORM TRACK; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECAST MODELS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE MODELING; FORECASTING METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; VORTICITY; WIND VELOCITY;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN;

EID: 84900654208     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020523     Document Type: Article

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