Winter severity in the Great Lakes region: A tale of two oscillations

Climate Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-31

  Rodionov, Sergei ^a   Assel, Raymond A ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b ALTARUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

El Ni o Southern Oscillation; Great Lakes; Pacific Decadal Oscillation

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; SEVERE WEATHER; WINTER;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

LAURENTIA;

EID: 0037592291     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr024019     Document Type: Article

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