A statistical analysis of the North Atlantic Oscillation and its impact on European temperature

Global Atmosphere and Ocean System

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 293-306

  Werner, Anja ^a   Schönwiese, Christian D ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

North Atlantic Oscillation; Periodogramm analysis; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EUROPE;

EID: 0036866180     PISSN: 10236732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023673021000028861     Document Type: Article

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