Large-scale circulation associated with moisture intrusions into the Arctic during winter

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 4717-4721

  Woods, Cian ^a   Caballero, Rodrigo ^a   Svensson, Gunilla ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arctic; circulation; intrusions; moisture; temperature; transport

Indexed keywords

BOILER CIRCULATION; BUDGET CONTROL; SEA LEVEL; STORMS; TEMPERATURE;

ARCTIC; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; INTRUSIONS; LARGE-SCALE CIRCULATION; LARGE-SCALE CIRCULATION PATTERNS; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; SURFACE ENERGY BUDGET; TRANSPORT;

MOISTURE;

EID: 84883664757     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50912     Document Type: Article

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