A synoptic climatology of the Central United States and associations with pacific teleconnection pattern frequency

Journal of Climate

Volumn 20, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 3485-3497

  Coleman, Jill S M ^a   Rogers, Jeffrey C ^b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA ACQUISITION; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

CLIMATOLOGICAL WEATHER CLASSIFICATION; GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHTS; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; TELECONNECTION PATTERN FREQUENCY; WINDS ALOFT;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ADVECTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HUMIDITY; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TELECONNECTION;

GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547877690     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI4201.1     Document Type: Article

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