Downstream weather impacts associated with atmospheric blocking over the Northeast Pacific

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 4823-4839

  Carrera, M L ^a   Higgins, R W ^a   Kousky, V E ^a  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SEA LEVEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STORMS; TEMPERATURE;

ALASKAN BLOCKING; ANTICYCLONES; BAROTROPIC STRUCTURES; BOREAL WINTERS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 12344288573     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-3237.1     Document Type: Article

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