Climatology and dynamics of the summer Etesian winds over the eastern Mediterranean

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3374-3396

  Tyrlis, Evangelos ^a   Lelieveld, Jos ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; Channel flows; Dry intrusions; Potential vorticity; Synoptic climatology

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DRY INTRUSIONS; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; ECMWF RE-ANALYSIS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SYNOPTIC CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CHANNEL FLOW; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VORTICITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CHANNEL FLOW; CLIMATOLOGY; DIURNAL VARIATION; MONSOON; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; SUMMER; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WIND FORCING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); BALKANS; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SOUTHERN AEGEAN;

EID: 84888047519     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-035.1     Document Type: Article

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