Patterns of low-frequency variability in a three-level quasi-geostrophic model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 883-904

  Corti, S ^a,b   Giannini, A ^a,c   Tibaldi, S ^a   Molteni, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CINECA   (Italy)

^c Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BLOCKING FREQUENCY; BOUNDARY FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; LOW-FREQUENCY VARIABILITY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PACIFIC/NORTH AMERICA PATTERN; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC MODEL; TELECONNECTIONS;

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0031411198     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050203     Document Type: Article

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