Modification of a correlation-based circulation pattern classification to reduce within-type variability of temperature and precipitation

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 839-852

  Brinkmann, W A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

700 hPa heights; Circulation pattern classification; Downscaling; Lake Superior; Precipitation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DOWNSCALING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033886763     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0088(20000630)20:8<839::AID-JOC500>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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