Synoptic conditions of extreme windstorms over Switzerland in a changing climate

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 845-866

  Goyette, Stéphane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC MODE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EXTREME EVENT; JET STREAM; STORM; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WIND VELOCITY;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 79952241554     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0820-4     Document Type: Article

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