Temperature extremes in Europe and wintertime large-scale atmospheric circulation: HadCM3 future scenarios

Climate Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-18

  Santos, J ^a,b   Corte Real, J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Europe; HadCM3; Large scale circulation; Scenarios; Temperature extremes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGY; VORTEX FLOW; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATE CHANGE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; WINTER;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33746388278     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr031003     Document Type: Article

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