Regional characteristics of tropical expansion and the role of climate variability

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 6809-6824

  Lucas, Christopher ^a   Nguyen, Hanh ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OZONE DEPLETION; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; RADIOSONDE;

ASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84939270758     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023130     Document Type: Article

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