Volcanic eruptions, large-scale modes in the Northern Hemisphere, and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 910-922

  Christiansen, Bo ^a  

^a DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA LEVEL; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VOLCANOES;

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LARGE-SCALE MODES; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOL; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ARCTIC OSCILLATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 44349098232     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JCLI1657.1     Document Type: Article

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