A climatology of 500-hpa closed lows and associated precipitation in the northeastern United States

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-15

  Nguyen, Leon T ^a,b   DeGaetano, Arthur T ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Rainfall; Regional effects; Storm environments; Trends

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PROGRAMS; GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS; GLOBAL-MEAN TEMPERATURE; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS; PRECIPITATION TRENDS; REGIONAL EFFECTS; REGIONAL TRENDS; STATISTICAL TESTING; TEMPORAL TRENDS; TRENDS; WINTER MONTHS;

RAIN; STATISTICAL TESTS; WATER VAPOR;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CLIMATOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL PERIOD; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856186180     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-10-05028.1     Document Type: Article

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