Characterizing North Atlantic weather patterns for climate-optimal aircraft routing

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 80-93

  Irvine, Emma A ^a   Hoskins, Brian J ^a,b   Shine, Keith P ^a   Lunnon, Robert W ^a   Froemming, Christine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aviation; Teleconnections

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AVIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIRCRAFT ROUTING; CLIMATE IMPACTS; NORTH ATLANTIC; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; TELECONNECTION PATTERNS; TELECONNECTIONS; WEATHER PATTERNS; WEATHER TYPES;

AIRCRAFT;

AIRCRAFT; CLIMATE EFFECT; ICE COVER; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TELECONNECTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EAST); ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874702993     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/met.1291     Document Type: Article

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