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19 - Cold-air outbreaks over East Asia associated with blocking highs: mechanisms and their interaction with the polar stratosphere

from Part IV - Heat waves and cold-air outbreaks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2016

By
Hisashi Nakamura ,
Kazuaki Nishii ,
Lin Wang ,
Yvan J. Orsolini  and
Koutarou Takaya
Edited by
Jianping Li ,
Richard Swinbank ,
Richard Grotjahn  and
Hans Volkert
Jianping Li
Affiliation:
Beijing Normal University
Richard Swinbank
Affiliation:
Met Office, Exeter
Richard Grotjahn
Affiliation:
University of California, Davis
Hans Volkert
Affiliation:
Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt eV (DLR)
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Dynamics and Predictability of Large-Scale, High-Impact Weather and Climate Events , pp. 225 - 236
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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