Interdecadal change in typhoon genesis condition over the western North Pacific

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 45, Issue 11-12, 2015, Pages 3243-3255

  Choi, Yumi ^a   Ha, Kyung Ja ^a   Ho, Chang Hoi ^b   Chung, Chul Eddy ^c  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genesis condition; Interdecadal change; SST gradient; Typhoon activity; Typhoon frequency; Vertical wind shear

Indexed keywords

DECADAL VARIATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TYPHOON; WIND SHEAR;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84947493411     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-015-2536-y     Document Type: Article

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