Changes in storminess on the western coast of Estonia in relation to large-scale atmospheric circulation

Climate Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-40

  Jaagus, Jaak ^a   Post, Piia ^a   Tomingas, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; Baltic Sea; Mann Kendall test; Windstorm

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; CORRELATION METHODS; STORMS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WIND;

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL ZONE; CORRELATION; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; STORM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; WESTERLY; ZONAL WIND;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 42449119385     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00725     Document Type: Article

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