Changes in the 300-mb north circumpolar vortex, 1963-2001

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2984-2994

  Angell, James K ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; STATISTICAL METHODS; VORTEX FLOW;

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; CIRCUMPOLAR VORTEX; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; EL NINO; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VORTEX;

PINATUBO;

EID: 33745937655     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3778.1     Document Type: Article

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