Observed variability of North Atlantic oceanic precipitating systems during winter

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 14, 2003, Pages

  Chaboureau, Jean Pierre ^a   Claud, Chantal ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Interannual variability; North Atlantic Oscillation; Precipitating weather system; Satellite observation; Weather regime

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE VARIATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 0742270498     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003343     Document Type: Article

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