Climatology of Northern Hemisphere blocking in the ECHAM model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 649-666

  Tibaldi, S ^c   D'Andrea, F ^d   Tosi, E ^a   Roeckner, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^c ARPA SMR   (Italy)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCKING EVENTS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0031402641     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050188     Document Type: Article

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