Physical mechanisms of European winter snow cover variability and its relationship to the NAO

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 40, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 1657-1669

  Kim, Yoojin ^a   Kim, Kwang Yul ^a   Kim, Baek Min ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CSEOF; Europe climate; NAO; Snow cover; Winter climate

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SNOW COVER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TREND ANALYSIS; WINTER;

EUROPE;

EID: 84875748213     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1365-5     Document Type: Article

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