Synoptic forcing of precipitation over greenland: Climatology for 1961-99

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-78

  Schuenemann, Keah C ^a   Cassano, John J ^a   Finnis, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FORCING; CYCLONE; MASS BALANCE; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; STORM TRACK; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); BAFFIN BAY [ARCTIC OCEAN]; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 65349100049     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JHM1014.1     Document Type: Article

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