Jet stream patterns over Europe in the period 1950-2001 - Classification and basic statistical properties

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 88, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 149-167

  Degirmendzic J ^a   Wibig, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JET STREAM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE; WIND FIELD;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33847385397     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-006-0237-5     Document Type: Article

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