The structure and evolution of heat waves in Southeastern Australia

Journal of Climate

Volumn 27, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 5768-5785

  Parker, Teresa J ^a   Berry, Gareth J ^a   Reeder, Michael J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anticyclones; Blocking; Extreme events; Precipitation; Rossby waves; Wave breaking

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL WAVES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ANTICYCLONES; BLOCKING; EXTREME EVENTS; ROSSBY WAVE; WAVEBREAKING;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AMPLITUDE; ANTICYCLONE; EXTREME EVENT; OVERTURN; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; ROSSBY WAVE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPOPAUSE; WAVE BREAKING;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84905188436     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00740.1     Document Type: Article

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