Changes in atmospheric circulation over Europe detected by objective and subjective methods

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 19-36

  Kyselý, Jan ^a   Huth, Radan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; SUMMER; WINTER; ZONAL FLOW;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33646189418     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-005-0164-x     Document Type: Article

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