Observed influences of autumn-early winter eurasian snow cover anomalies on the hemispheric PNA-like variability in winter

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2017-2023

  Wu, Qigang ^a   Hu, Haibo ^a   Zhang, Lujun ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; Northern Hemisphere; Pacific North American pattern; Snow cover; Winter cool season

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PACIFIC-NORTH AMERICAN PATTERN; SNOW COVER; WINTER/COOL SEASON;

CLIMATOLOGY;

SNOW;

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; AUTUMN; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SNOW COVER; WINTER;

EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 79958157610     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JCLI4236.1     Document Type: Article

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