Changes in surface wind directions in Estonia during 1966-2008 and their relationships with large-scale atmospheric circulation;Muutused maapinnalähedaste tuulte suundades Eestis perioodil 1966-2008 ja nende seosed atmosfääri suuremõõtmelise tsirkulatsiooniga

Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 220-231

  Jaagus, Jaak ^a   Kull, Ain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; Climate change; Estonia; Wind directions; Wind rose

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; SURFACE WIND; WESTERLY; WIND DIRECTION; WINTER;

ESTONIA;

EID: 83055174048     PISSN: 17364728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3176/earth.2011.4.03     Document Type: Article

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