Wintertime variability in the Euro-Atlantic region in observations and in ECMWF seasonal ensemble experiments

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 126, Issue 567, 2000, Pages 2143-2173

  Pavan, V ^a   Molteni, F ^b   Brankovic C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CINECA   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ensemble simulations; Euro Atlantic variability; Seasonal predictability

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; MODEL VALIDATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WINTER;

EID: 0033839934     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712656709     Document Type: Article

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