Arctic oscillation analyzed as a singular eigenmode of the global atmosphere

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 611-619

  Tanaka, H L ^a,b   Matsueda, Mio ^b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BAROTROPIC MODE; EIGENVALUE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE;

EID: 27344453156     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.83.611     Document Type: Article

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