Spatial and temporal variability of climatic seasons on the East European Plain in relation to large-scale atmospheric circulation

Climate Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-129

  Jaagus, Jaak ^a   Truu, Jaak ^a   Ahas, Rein ^a   Aasa, Anto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Atmospheric circulation; Climate change; Climatic season; Cluster analysis; Eastern Europe; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONALITY;

(EAST); EUROPE;

EID: 0037474517     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr023111     Document Type: Article

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