Influence of climate variability on seasonal extremes over Australia

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 643-654

  Min, Seung Ki ^a   Cai, Wenju ^a   Whetton, Penny ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COOLING SYSTEMS;

GENERALIZED EXTREME VALUE; INDIAN OCEAN DIPOLES; INVERSE RELATIONSHIP; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; NATURAL CLIMATE VARIABILITIES; REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGES; SOUTHERN ANNULAR MODE; TELECONNECTION MECHANISMS;

RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EXTREME EVENT; RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TELECONNECTION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84884880346     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50164     Document Type: Article

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