A reconstruction of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation index back to A.D. 1501 using documentary data in southern Spain

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D14, 2001, Pages 14805-14818

  Rodrigo, F S ^a   Pozo Vazquez D ^b   Esteban Parra, M J ^c   Castro Diez Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PALEOCLIMATE; RAINFALL; WINTER;

ANDALUCIA; SPAIN;

EID: 0034870373     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900728     Document Type: Article

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