Evidence linking rapid Arctic warming to mid-latitude weather patterns

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 373, Issue 2045, 2015, Pages

  Francis, Jennifer ^a   Skific, Natasa ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Extreme weather; Jet stream

Indexed keywords

CONFORMAL MAPPING; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

ARCTIC; ATMOSPHERIC RESPONSE; ENHANCED SENSITIVITY; EXTREME WEATHER; EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS; JET STREAMS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; SOCIETAL IMPACTS;

SELF ORGANIZING MAPS;

EID: 84930983386     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2014.0170     Document Type: Article

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