Synoptic aspects of winter rainfall variability in Oman

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 470-486

  Charabi, Yassine ^a   Al Hatrushi, Salim ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Composite analysis; Oman; Synoptic conditions; Winter rainfall

Indexed keywords

850-HPA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BLACK SEA; COMPOSITE ANALYSIS; DRY SPELLS; GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT ANOMALIES; LARGE-SCALE CIRCULATION; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; NEGATIVE PHASE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; PRESSURE PATTERNS; RED SEA; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; STUDY AREAS; SYNOPTIC CONDITIONS; WESTERN EUROPE; WET AND DRY; WET SEASON; WET WINTERS; WINTER PRECIPITATION; WINTER RAINFALL;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; SEA LEVEL;

DROUGHT;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; GEOPOTENTIAL; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; RAINFALL; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WINTER;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BLACK SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; OMAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN]; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 75949095467     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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