January northern hemisphere circumpolar vortex variability and its relationship with hemispheric temperature and regional teleconnections

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1421-1436

  Rohli, Robert V ^a   Wrona, Kalyn M ^a   McHugh, Maurice J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation variability; Atmospheric teleconnections; Circumpolar vortex; Climate variability and change

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOW PATTERNS; VORTEX FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION VARIABILITY; ATMOSPHERIC TELECONNECTIONS; CIRCUMPOLAR VORTEX; CLIMATE VARIABILITY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POLAR VORTEX; TELECONNECTION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 25844495776     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1204     Document Type: Article

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