A comparison of tracking methods for extreme cyclones in the Arctic basin

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Simmonds, Ian ^a   Rudeva, Irina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arctic climate change; Arctic cyclones; Cyclone identification; Extreme storms; Polar amplification; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930001815     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v66.25252     Document Type: Article

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