Spring and summer extreme temperatures in Iberia during last century in relation to circulation types

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 127, Issue , 2013, Pages 154-177

  Fernández Montes, Sonia ^a   Rodrigo, Fernando S ^a   Seubert, Stefanie ^b   Sousa, Pedro M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Circulation types; Iberian extreme temperatures; Sea level pressure; Spring and summer warming; Within type changes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION TYPES; EXTREME TEMPERATURES; MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES; MULTI-DECADAL TIME SCALE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SUMMER WARMING; WITHIN-TYPE CHANGES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; SOIL MOISTURE;

SEA LEVEL;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EXTREME EVENT; GLOBAL WARMING; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOIL MOISTURE; SPRING (SEASON); SUMMER; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EAST); IBERIAN PENINSULA;

EID: 84876736707     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.07.013     Document Type: Article

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