Evaluation of an air pressure-based proxy for storm activity

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2612-2619

  Krueger, Oliver ^a   Von Storch, Hans ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Europe; North Atlantic Ocean; Regional models; Statistical techniques; Surface pressure; Wind

Indexed keywords

EUROPE; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; REGIONAL MODEL; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; SURFACE PRESSURE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; SEA LEVEL; SPEED; STATISTICS; STORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE MODELING; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; PRESSURE EFFECT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STORM; SURFACE PRESSURE; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 79958113678     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JCLI3913.1     Document Type: Article

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