On the significance of the relationship between the North Atlantic Oscillation in early winter and Atlantic sea surface temperature anomalies

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Hu, Zeng Zhen ^a   Huang, Bohua ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; SEA LEVEL; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 33750628301     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006339     Document Type: Article

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