Monthly characterization of the tropospheric circulation over the Euro-Atlantic area in relation with the timing of stratospheric final warmings

Journal of Climate

Volumn 22, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 6313-6324

  Ayarzaguena B ^a   Serrano, Encarna ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS; TIMING CIRCUITS; TROPOSPHERE;

EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; GEOPOTENTIALS; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; NON-PARAMETRIC TEST; STATIONARY WAVES; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TROPOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; TROPOSPHERIC CLIMATE;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; GEOPOTENTIAL; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POLAR VORTEX; STANDING WAVE; STORM TRACK; STRATOSPHERE; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; TROPOSPHERE; WARMING; WEATHER FORECASTING; ZONAL WIND;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EUROPE;

EID: 77649326955     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI2913.1     Document Type: Article

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