Influence of sea surface temperature variability on global temperature and precipitation extremes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 18, 2009, Pages

  Alexander, Lisa V ^a   Uotila, Petteri ^b   Nicholls, Neville ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONFORMAL MAPPING; GLOBAL WARMING; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME SERIES;

19TH CENTURY; AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; DATA SETS; EXTREME TEMPERATURES; GLOBAL TEMPERATURES; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; NORTH ATLANTIC; PRECIPITATION EXTREMES; SCANDINAVIA; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SIBERIA; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SST ANOMALIES; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; WARM NIGHTS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GLOBAL WARMING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES; DATA SET; GLOBAL CLIMATE;

EID: 72049094320     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012301     Document Type: Article

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