Synoptic-eddy feedbacks and circulation regime analysis

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 4026-4034

  Straus, David M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; Principal components analysis; Synoptic scale processes; Winter cool season

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; AUTOCOVARIANCES; BOREAL WINTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION; HEIGHT FIELDS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; INTRA-SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS; K-MEANS CLUSTER ANALYSIS; LOW FREQUENCY; MAXIMUM COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; NORTH AMERICAN; PRE-FILTERING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; PRINCIPLE COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUASI-STATIONARY; REGIME ANALYSIS; SEASONAL MEAN; SPECTRAL AMPLITUDE; SYNOPTIC-SCALE PROCESSES; SYNTHETIC DATASETS; WINTER/COOL SEASON;

CLIMATOLOGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WEATHER FORECASTING; WINTER;

EID: 78650200031     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010MWR3333.1     Document Type: Article

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