The continuum and dynamics of Northern Hemisphere teleconnection patterns

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3250-3267

  Franzke, Christian ^a   Feldstein, Steven B ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT CONVECTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VORTEX FLOW; WEATHER FORECASTING;

LOW-FREQUENCY VARIABILITY; NONORTHOGONAL BASIS FUNCTIONS; STREAMFUNCTION TENDENCY EQUATION ANALYSIS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; TELECONNECTION;

EID: 27744497922     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3536.1     Document Type: Article

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