Inter-decadal shift of the prevailing tropical cyclone tracks over the western north pacific and its mechanism study

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 89-101

  Zhao, Haikun ^a   Wu, Liguang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DECADAL VARIATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PHILIPPINE SEA; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 85027955734     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-014-0322-8     Document Type: Article

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