Seasonality of the northern hemisphere circumpolar vortex

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 697-713

  Wrona, Kalyn M ^a   Rohli, Robert V ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation variability; Atmospheric teleconnections; Circumpolar vortex; Climate variability and change

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOMETRY; VORTEX FLOW; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION VARIABILITY; ATMOSPHERIC TELECONNECTIONS; CIRCUMPOLAR VORTEX; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE CIRCUMPOLAR VORTEX (NHCPV);

CLIMATOLOGY;

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; GEOPOTENTIAL; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SEASONALITY; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; VORTEX FLOW;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 34248151443     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1430     Document Type: Article

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