Influences of the Bermuda High and atmospheric moistening on changes in summer rainfall in the Atlanta, Georgia region, USA

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 160-172

  Diem, Jeremy E ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric moistening; Bermuda High; Circulation; Precipitation; Rainfall; Southeastern United States; Summer; Synoptic

Indexed keywords

850-HPA; ATLANTA; BERMUDA HIGH; GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT; GEORGIA; HIGH INDEX; HUMIDITY VARIABLES; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; PRECIPITABLE WATER; RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS; RAINFALL VARIABLE; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY; SUMMER; SUMMER RAINFALL; SYNOPTIC; TEMPORAL TRENDS; TOTAL RAINFALL;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BOILER CIRCULATION; LINEAR REGRESSION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TROPOSPHERE;

RAIN;

ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; GEOPOTENTIAL; HUMIDITY; RAINFALL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TREND ANALYSIS;

ATLANTA; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871610633     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3421     Document Type: Article

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