Dependence of winter precipitation over Portugal on NAO and Baroclinic wave activity

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 379-390

  Ulbrich, U ^a   Christoph, M ^b   Pinto, J G ^c   Corte Real, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Baroclinic wave; EOF analysis; North Atlantic Oscillation; Portugal; Precipitation; Storm track; Surface low

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC WAVE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STORM TRACK; WINTER;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 0033616514     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(19990330)19:4<379::AID-JOC357>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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