Atmospheric circulation dynamics linked with prominent discharge events in Central Europe

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 946-965

  Jacobeit, Jucundus ^a   Philipp, Andreas ^a   Nonnenmacher, Matthias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central Europe; Circulation pattern sequences; Discharge; Extended PCA

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION DYNAMICS; CIRCULATION PATTERN SEQUENCES; GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT FIELDS;

FLOODS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DISCHARGE; FLOODING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33749381404     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.51.5.946     Document Type: Article

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