Rotational atmospheric circulation during North Atlantic-European winter: The influence of ENSO

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 37, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 1727-1743

  Garcia Serrano J ^a,c   Rodriguez Fonseca B ^a   Blade I ^b   Zurita Gotor, P ^a   de la Camara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Departament d'Astronomia i Meteorologia   (Spain)

^c Climate Dynamics and Impacts Unit Institut Català de Ciències del Clima IC3   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmospheric teleconnection; ENSO; NAO; Rotational circulation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; ROTATING FLOW; STORM TRACK; SURFACE PRESSURE; TELECONNECTION; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 80355147362     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0968-y     Document Type: Article

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