Statistical hindcast of wind climatology in the North Atlantic and northwestern European region

Climate Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 97-110

  Kaas, Eigil ^a   Li, Tian Shi ^a   Schmith, Torben ^a  

^a DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cyclones; Downscaling; Hindcast; North Atlantic; Storminess; Wind

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; CYCLONES; WIND;

CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION; CYCLONE; CYCLONES; DOWNSCALING; HINDCAST; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STORM; WIND;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH); EUROPE, (NORTHWEST);

EID: 0030410407     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr007097     Document Type: Article

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