Snow variability in Romania in connection to large-scale atmospheric circulation

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 134-144

  Birsan, Marius Victor ^a   Dumitrescu, Alexandru ^a  

^a NWP Division   (Romania)

Author keywords

Mann Kendall trend test; North Atlantic Oscillation; Romania; Snow depth; Snow pack; Snowfall; Teleconnections; Temperature

Indexed keywords

MANN-KENDALL TRENDS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; ROMANIA; SNOW DEPTHS; SNOW PACKS; TELECONNECTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; METEOROLOGY; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE;

SNOW;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SNOWPACK; TELECONNECTION; TREND ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); ROMANIA;

EID: 84891742334     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3671     Document Type: Article

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