Variability in the summer season hydrological cycle over the Atlantic-Europe region 1979-2007

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 337-348

  Allan, Richard P ^a   Zveryaev, Igor I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Climate models; Europe; Hydrological cycle; Precipitation; Satellite; Water

Indexed keywords

CLAUSIUS-CLAPEYRON EQUATIONS; CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS; DECADAL CHANGE; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; LARGE-SCALE DYNAMICS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MODEL SIMULATION; NORTH ATLANTIC; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; PRECIPITATION; REANALYSIS; RESIDENCE TIME; SUMMER SEASON; TEMPERATURE TRENDS; WATER VAPOUR;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLIMATE MODELING; DECADAL VARIATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WARMING; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 79951826924     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2070     Document Type: Article

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