Northern Hemisphere blocking frequency and duration in the CMIP5 models

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1179-1188

  Dunn Sigouin, Etienne ^a   Son, Seok Woo ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY;

COLD SEASON; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; NORTH ATLANTIC; NORTH PACIFIC; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; SHORT DURATIONS; WARM CLIMATES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 84880273257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50143     Document Type: Article

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