Interannual variability of cut-off low systems over the European sector: The role of blocking and the Northern Hemisphere circulation modes

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 85-101

  Nieto, R ^a,b   Gimeno, L ^a,b   De la Torre, L ^a   Ribera, P ^c   Barriopedro, D ^d   Garcia Herrera R ^d   Serrano, A ^e   Gordillo, A ^e   Redano A ^f   Lorente, J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CYCLOGENESIS; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34248646239     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-006-0222-7     Document Type: Article

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