North Atlantic Oscillation-related climate variability in a regional atmospheric model

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Previdi, Michael ^a   Veron, Dana E ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE VARIATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 26444442385     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD005764     Document Type: Article

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