The portable university model of the atmosphere (PUMA): Storm track dynamics and low-frequency variability

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 735-745

  Fraedrich, Klaus ^a   Kirk, Edilbert ^a   Luksch, Ute ^a   Lunkeit, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; METEOROLOGY; OSCILLATIONS; STORMS; WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; STORM TRACK; TELECONNECTION;

EID: 33645475225     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2005/0074     Document Type: Article

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