Tropical origin of the severe european winter of 1962/1963

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 141, Issue 686, 2015, Pages 153-165

  Greatbatch, R J ^a   Gollan, G ^a   Jung, T ^b   Kunz, T ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

1962 1963; NAO; Stratospheric impact; Tropical impact

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA ICE; SURFACE WATERS; TROPICS;

1962/1963; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; NAO; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); STRATOSPHERIC IMPACT; STRATOSPHERIC SUDDEN WARMINGS; TROPICAL IMPACT;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84922806703     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2346     Document Type: Article

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