AO, COWL, and observed climate trends

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2139-2156

  Wu, Qigang ^a   Straus, David M ^b  

^a Ctr Ocean Land Atmosphere Studs   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUNCTIONS; OSCILLATIONS; TROPOSPHERE;

LINEAR TRENDS; NEGATIVE PRESSURE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TREND ANALYSIS; WARMING; WINTER;

EID: 3042705881     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<2139:ACAOCT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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