Prediction of summer temperature, rainfall and pressure in Europe from preceding winter North Atlantic Ocean Temperature

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 513-536

  Colman, Andrew ^a   Davey, Michael ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; North Atlantic; Summer climate prediction; Winter ocean temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FORECASTING METHOD; PREDICTION; RAINFALL; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EUROPE;

EID: 0032982989     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199904)19:5<513::AID-JOC370>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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