The Arctic Oscillation, climate change and the effects on precipitation in Israel

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 132-133, Issue , 2013, Pages 114-124

  Givati, Amir ^b   Rosenfeld, Daniel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Water Authority   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arctic Oscillation; Climate change; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ARCTIC OSCILLATIONS; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; GLOBAL CIRCULATION; IBERIAN PENINSULA; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; PRECIPITATION TRENDS; WINTER PRECIPITATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ENGINEERING; GLOBAL WARMING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WATER RESOURCES;

LASERS;

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [ISRAEL];

EID: 84879152540     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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