Improving the Gibraltar/Reykjavik NAO index

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 23, 2003, Pages

  Vinther, B M ^a   Andersen, K K ^a   Hansen, A W ^a   Schmith, T ^b   Jones, P D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OBSERVATORIES; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE;

INSTRUMENTAL INDEX; PRESSURE DATA; GIBRALTARS; NAO INDEX; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; PRESSURE SERIES; REYKJAVIK; SOUTHERN SPAIN;

GEOPHYSICS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; MODELING; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION;

EID: 1542441024     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL018220     Document Type: Article

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