Representing teleconnection patterns over Europe: A comparison of SOM and PCA methods

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 152, Issue , 2015, Pages 123-137

  Rousi, E ^a   Anagnostopoulou, C ^a   Tolika, K ^a   Maheras, P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

General circulation model; North Atlantic Oscillation; North Sea Caspian Pattern; Principal Component Analysis; Reanalysis data; Self Organizing Maps

Indexed keywords

SELF ORGANIZING MAPS;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; NORTH SEA; PCA METHOD; REANALYSIS; TELECONNECTION PATTERNS;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATOLOGY; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GEOPOTENTIAL; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TELECONNECTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALKANS; CASPIAN SEA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST); NORTH SEA;

EID: 84908366093     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.11.010     Document Type: Article

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