Changes in atmospheric circulation over the North Atlantic and sea-surge variations along the Belgian coast during the twentieth century

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 558-568

  Ullmann, A ^a   Monbaliu, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgian coast; North sea; Sea surge; Sea level pressure; Weather regime

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; GREENLAND; ICELANDS; LOW PRESSURES; NORTH ATLANTIC; NORTH EAST ATLANTIC; NORTH SEA; PRESSURE RISE; SCANDINAVIA; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WEATHER REGIMES;

CLIMATOLOGY; LANDFORMS; SEA LEVEL;

ARGON;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; STORM SURGE; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); BELGIUM; NORTH SEA; OSTEND; WEST FLANDERS;

EID: 77950145899     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1904     Document Type: Article

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