The variability of the Atlantic storm track and the North Atlantic Oscillation: A link between intraseasonal and interannual variability

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 577-601

  Luo, Dehai ^a,b   Diao, Yina ^b   Feldstein, Steven B ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interannual variability; Intraseasonal variability; Nonlinear models; North Atlantic Oscillation; Storm track

Indexed keywords

INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; NONLINEAR MODELS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; STORM TRACK;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS;

STORMS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; EDDY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; ROSSBY WAVE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STORM TRACK;

EID: 79955004737     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3579.1     Document Type: Article

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