Synoptic weather pattern controls on temperature in Alaska

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Cassano, Elizabeth N ^a   Cassano, John J ^a   Nolan, Matt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH; CIRCULATION PATTERNS; CLIMATE REGIONS; CLIMATE SHIFTS; DATA SETS; EUROPEAN CENTER FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES; REANALYSIS; SURFACE OBSERVATION; SYNOPTIC WEATHER PATTERNS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER MODIFICATION; WEATHER STATION;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958819217     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015341     Document Type: Article

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