Synoptic variability in the Ross Sea region, Antarctica, as seen from back-trajectory modeling and ice core analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Markle, B R ^a,b   Bertler, N A N ^a,b   Sinclair, K E ^b   Sneed, S B ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEUTERIUM; RAIN; SALINE WATER; SEA ICE; TRAJECTORIES;

AMUNDSEN SEA; ANNUAL CYCLE; ANNUAL MAXIMA; ANTARCTICA; CLUSTER FREQUENCIES; INTERANNUAL; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; PROXY RECORDS; ROSS SEA; SEA ICE EXTENT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SEMIANNUAL OSCILLATIONS; SHALLOW FIRN CORE; SOUTHERN ANNULAR MODE; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; SYNOPTIC VARIABILITY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

AIR MASS; ANNUAL CYCLE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ICE CORE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEA ICE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STRATOSPHERE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TRAJECTORY;

AMUNDSEN SEA; ANTARCTICA; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84856606853     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016437     Document Type: Article

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