Impact of the QBO on surface winter climate

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 18, 2009, Pages

  Marshall, Andrew G ^a,b   Scaife, Adam A ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARCTIC OSCILLATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; HINDCASTS; IMPROVED FORECAST; MULTI-ANNUAL TIMESCALES; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SURFACE CLIMATE;

OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL);

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HINDCASTING; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 72049118475     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD011737     Document Type: Article

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