Interdecadal change of Eurasian snow, surface temperature, and atmospheric circulation in the late 1980s

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2738-2753

  Ye, Kunhui ^a   Wu, Renguang ^a,b   Liu, Yong ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; DECADAL VARIATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); EURASIA;

EID: 84928642358     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023148     Document Type: Article

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