Circulation dynamics of Mediterranean precipitation variability 1948-98

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1843-1866

  Dunkeloh A ^a   Jacobeit, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Canonical correlation analysis (CCA); Large scale atmospheric circulation; Mediterranean precipitation; Seasonal types of coupled variability

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; CORRELATION METHODS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION DYNAMICS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CLIMATE VARIATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0346640247     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.973     Document Type: Article

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