Annular modes in the extratropical circulation. Part II: Trends

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1018-1036

  Thompson, David W J ^a   Wallace, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; OSCILLATIONS; OZONE LAYER;

ARCTIC OSCILLATIONS; EXTRATROPICAL CIRCULATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033924559     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<1018:AMITEC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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