Observed changes and variability of atmospheric parameters in the Baltic Sea region during the last 200 years

Climate Research

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 177-190

  Rutgersson, A ^a   Jaagus, J ^b   Schenk, F ^c,d   Stendel, M ^e  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^e DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea region; Climate change; Climate variability; Historical Climate; Observations

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECADAL VARIATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; EUROPE;

EID: 84907981628     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01244     Document Type: Review

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