North Atlantic Oscillation amplifies orographic precipitation and river flow in upland Britain

Water Resources Research

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3504-3515

  Burt, T P ^a   Howden, N J K ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

drought; flood; North Atlantic Oscillation; orographic enhancement; precipitation; river flow

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DROUGHT; FLOODS; LANDFORMS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATIC VARIABILITY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; OROGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT; OROGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION PATTERNS; RIVER FLOW; SEASONAL PRECIPITATIONS;

OSCILLATING FLOW;

CLIMATE VARIATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF; UPLAND REGION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84881032617     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wrcr.20297     Document Type: Article

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