Winter atlantic climate and snowfall in the south and central appalachians

Physical Geography

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-13

  Hartley, Suzanne ^a  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachians; Atlantic sea surface temperatures; North Atlantic Oscillation; Snowfall; Winter climate

Indexed keywords

NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SNOW; TELECONNECTION; WINTER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033366826     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723646.1999.10642665     Document Type: Article

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