Recent observed changes in severe storms over the United Kingdom and Iceland

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Alexander, Lisa V ^a   Tett, Simon F B ^a   Jonsson, Trausti ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b ICELANDIC METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DATA RECORDING; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEA LEVEL; STORMS;

MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE (MSLP); PRESSURE CHANGES; SEVERE STORM;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE VARIATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEASONALITY; SEVERE WEATHER;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 23844445370     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022371     Document Type: Article

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