The Iceland-Lofotes pressure difference: Different states of the North Atlantic low-pressure zone

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 466-475

  Jahnke Bornemann, Annika ^a   Brümmer, Burghard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; STRATOSPHERE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; LOFOTEN; NORDLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 67651009350     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2009.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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