Climatic changes in Estonia during the second half of the 20th century in relationship with changes in large-scale atmospheric circulation

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 83, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 77-88

  Jaagus, Jaak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; TELECONNECTION; ZONAL FLOW;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 28044467114     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-005-0161-0     Document Type: Article

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