Synoptic-scale characteristics and atmospheric controls of summer heat waves in China

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 46, Issue 9-10, 2016, Pages 2923-2941

  Wang, Weiwen ^a,c   Zhou, Wen ^a   Li, Xiuzhen ^a   Wang, Xin ^b   Wang, Dongxiao ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

East Asian jet stream; Heat low; Heat wave; Synoptic scale; Western North Pacific subtropical high

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; EXTREME EVENT; HEAT FLUX; JET STREAM; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SUMMER; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TURBULENCE;

CHINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84937676567     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-015-2741-8     Document Type: Article

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