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2006, Oceanography 19(3):96–109, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.47
Winter Atmospheric Conditions over the Japan/East Sea:
The Structure and Impact of Severe Cold-Air Outbreaks
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Authors
Clive E. Dorman | Center for Coastal Studies, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Carl A. Friehe | Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
Djamal Khelif | Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
Alberto Scotti | Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
James Edson | Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT, USA
Robert C. Beardsley | Department of Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
Richard Limeburner | Department of Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
Shuyi S. Chen | Division of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
First Paragraph
The Japan/East Sea is a marginal sea strategically placed between the world's largest land mass and the world's largest ocean. The Eurasian land mass extending to high latitudes generates several unique winter synoptic weather features, the most notable being the vast Siberian Anticyclone that covers much of the northeast Asian land mass. The Japan/East Sea's very distinctive winter conditions result from being on the east side of the Eurasian landmass at mid-latitudes. The resulting winter atmospheric conditions over the Sea include the mean cold air flowing off Siberia that is occasionally spiked with severe very-cold-air outbreaks.
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Citation
Dorman, C.E., C.A. Friehe, D. Khelif, A. Scotti, J. Edson, R.C. Beardsley, R. Limeburner, and S.S. Chen. 2006. Winter atmospheric conditions over the Japan/East Sea: The structure and impact of severe cold-air outbreaks. Oceanography 19(3):96–109, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.47.