Changes of interannual NAO variability in response to greenhouse gases forcing

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 37, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 1621-1641

  Dong, Buwen ^a   Sutton, Rowan T ^a   Woollings, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gases forcing; NAO interannual variability; SST forcing; The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO)

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; POLAR VORTEX; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; WESTERLY; ZONAL WIND;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 80053324430     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0936-6     Document Type: Article

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