ENSO's effect on Alaska during opposite phases of the Arctic Oscillation

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1821-1841

  Bond, Nicholas A ^a,b   Harrison, D E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Arctic Oscillation; ENSO; Winter weather

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; EL NIÑO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ARCTIC OSCILLATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751017395     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1339     Document Type: Article

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