River flow teleconnections across the northern North Atlantic region

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 14, 2006, Pages

  Kingston, Daniel G ^a   McGregor, Glenn R ^b   Hannah, David M ^a   Lawler, Damian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROLOGY; OSCILLATIONS;

CLIMATIC PATTERNS; COMPOSITE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; RIVER FLOW TELECONNECTIONS;

RIVERS;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; RIVER FLOW; TELECONNECTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845532314     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026574     Document Type: Article

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