The impact of the north atlantic oscillation on renewable energy resources in Southwestern Europe

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2204-2225

  Jerez, S ^a   Trigo, R M ^a,b   Vicente Serrano, S M ^c   Pozo VaZquez D ^d   Lorente Plazas, R ^e   Lorenzo Lacruz, J ^c   Santos Alamillos, F ^d   MontaVez J P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE SIMULATION; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; HYDRO-POWER RESOURCES; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; PREVAILING WIND DIRECTIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; WIND POWER;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER;

CLIMATE MODELING; ENERGY RESOURCE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; TELECONNECTION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; PORTUGAL; SPAIN;

EID: 84886702127     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-12-0257.1     Document Type: Article

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