Air flow influences on local climate: Observed and simulated mean relationships for the United Kingdom

Climate Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 173-191

  Osborn, Timothy J ^a   Conway, Declan ^a   Hulme, Mike ^a   Gregory, Jonathan M ^b   Jones, Philip D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate model evaluation; HadCM2; Synoptic circulation; UK Climate

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; CLIMATE MODELING; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033544655     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr013173     Document Type: Article

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