Effect of mid-latitude blocking anticyclones on the weather of the Arabian Peninsula

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 585-598

  Athar, H ^a   Almazroui, Mansour ^a   Islam, M Nazrul ^a   Abid, M Adnan ^a   Ehsan, M Azhar ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsula; Mid latitude blockings; Re analysis data; Weather impacts of blockings

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN PENINSULA; ARCTIC OSCILLATIONS; BLOCKINGS; INTERANNUAL; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; REANALYSIS; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIP; SURFACE TEMPERATURE CHANGES; SURFACE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEATHER;

ARABIAN PENINSULA;

EID: 84873525143     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3450     Document Type: Article

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