The variable link between PNA and NAO in observations and in multi-century CGCM simulations

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 337-354

  Pinto, Joaquim G ^a   Reyers, Mark ^a   Ulbrich, Uwe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CGCM; Decadal variability; NAO; PNA; Storm track

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; BAROCLINIC WAVE; COLD AIR; CORRELATION; COUPLING; DECADAL VARIATION; EDDY; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GEOPOTENTIAL; LATENT HEAT FLUX; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STORM TRACK; TELECONNECTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GULF OF MEXICO; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

EID: 78650996832     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0770-x     Document Type: Article

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