Predictability of snow-depth anomalies over Eurasia and associated circulation patterns

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 126, Issue 562, 2000, Pages 241-262

  Corti, Susanna ^a   Molteni, Franco ^a   Branković, Čedo ^b  

^a CINECA   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Eurasian circulation anomalies; Seasonal predictability; Snow depth variability

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DEPTH; PREDICTION; SNOW COVER;

EUROPE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0034085021     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712656212     Document Type: Article

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