Effect of the Arctic Oscillation on precipitation in the eastern USA during ENSO winters

Climate Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-16

  Budikova, Dagmar ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic Oscillation; Climate variability; ENSO teleconnections; Precipitation; USA

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STATISTICAL METHODS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GEOPOTENTIAL; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELECONNECTION; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (WEST); CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54849415459     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00749     Document Type: Article

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