Solar modulation of Northern Hemisphere winter blocking

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Barriopedro, David ^a,b,c   García Herrera, Ricardo ^b   Huth, Radan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; OCEANOGRAPHY; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

11-YEAR SOLAR CYCLE; BLOCKINGS; COLD CONDITIONS; LOCAL FREQUENCY; LONG LASTING; MAUNDER MINIMUM; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR EFFECT; SOLAR MODULATION;

FREQUENCY RESPONSE;

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR RADIATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 48249096989     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD009789     Document Type: Article

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