The influences of the Atlantic multidecadal oscillation on the mean strength of the North Pacific subtropical high during boreal winter

Journal of Climate

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 411-426

  Lyu, Kewei ^a   Yu, Jin Yi ^a   Paek, Houk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Multidecadal variability; North Atlantic Ocean; North Pacific Ocean; Stationary waves; Vertical motion; Walker circulation

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MECHANICAL WAVES; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL; SUBSIDENCE;

MULTIDECADAL VARIABILITY; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN; STATIONARY WAVES; VERTICAL MOTIONS; WALKER CIRCULATION;

TROPICS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ANTICYCLONE; ATLANTIC MULTIDECADAL OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; STANDING WAVE; VERTICAL MIXING; VORTICITY; WALKER CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

POMATIOPSIS CALIFORNICA;

EID: 85008219812     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0525.1     Document Type: Article

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