A lagrangian investigation of hot and cold temperature extremes in europe

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 141, Issue 686, 2015, Pages 98-108

  Bieli, Melanie ^a   Pfahl, Stephan ^a   Wernli, Heini ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adiabatic warming; Cold extremes; Heat wave; Hot extremes; Lagrangian perspective; Surface fluxes

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC ENGINES; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; HEAT FLUX; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; METEOROLOGY; TRAJECTORIES;

ADIABATIC WARMING; COLD EXTREMES; HEAT WAVES; HOT EXTREMES; LAGRANGIAN; SURFACE FLUX;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84922822858     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2339     Document Type: Article

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