The summer North Atlantic Oscillation in CMIP3 models and related uncertainties in projected summer drying in Europe

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 16, 2012, Pages

  Bladé, Ileana ^a,b   Fortuny, Didac ^a   Van Oldenborgh, Geert Jan ^c   Liebmann, Brant ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Institut Catal de Cincies Del Clima ^*  (Spain)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^d EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e Climate Diagnostics Center CIRES ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DRYING;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; NORTH ATLANTIC; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; POTENTIAL INSTABILITY; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SUMMER DRYING; WET CONDITIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SUMMER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EUROPE;

EID: 84865794090     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017816     Document Type: Article

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