On the importance of synoptic classification methods with respect to environmental phenomena

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 681-694

  Dayan, Uri ^a   Tubi, Amit ^a   Levy, Ilan ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circulation type classification; Computer assisted classification; Dust outbreaks; Eastern Mediterranean; Flash floods; Manual classification; Synoptic circulation; Tropospheric ozone

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; FLASH FLOOD; MANUAL CLASSIFICATION; TROPOSPHERIC OZONE;

CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION METHODS; OZONE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SEA LEVEL; STORMS;

FLOODS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATOLOGY; FLASH FLOOD; OZONE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84859575906     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2297     Document Type: Article

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