The long-term variability of Changma in the East Asian summer monsoon system: A review and revisit

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 257-272

  Lee, June Yi ^a   Kwon, Min Ho ^b   Yun, Kyung Sook ^a   Min, Seung Ki ^c   Park, In Hong ^c   Ham, Yoo Geun ^d   Jin, Emilia Kyung ^e   Kim, Joo Hong ^f   Seo, Kyong Hwan ^a   Kim, Won Moo ^g   Yim, So Young ^h   Yoon, Jin Ho ⁱ  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^d Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^e Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems   (South Korea)

^f Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)   (South Korea)

^g APEC Climate Center   (South Korea)

^h National Typhoon Center   (South Korea)

ⁱ Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Changma; East Asian summer monsoon; ENSO; interdecadal change; Typhoon landfalls

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019699896     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: 19767951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13143-017-0032-5     Document Type: Review

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