On the existence of hemisphere-wide climate variations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Wu, Qigang ^a   Straus, David M ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic oscillation; Circulation regime; Cold ocean warm land pattern

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; GEOPOTENTIAL; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 2642561233     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd004230     Document Type: Article

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