Linear contributions of different time scales to teleconnectivity

Journal of Climate

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 3720-3728

  Athanasiadis, Panos J ^a   Ambaum, Maarten H P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFERENT TIME SCALE; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION; EXTRATROPICAL; LINEAR CONTRIBUTION; LOW FREQUENCY; NONLINEAR INTERACTIONS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; PACIFIC-NORTH AMERICA; REANALYSIS; STORM TRACK; SYNOPTIC VARIABILITY; TELECONNECTION INDICES; TELECONNECTION PATTERNS; TELECONNECTIONS;

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; FOURIER ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; EDDY; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; LINEARITY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STORM TRACK; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TELECONNECTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIMESCALE;

EID: 67749137586     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI2707.1     Document Type: Article

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