The East Atlantic/West Russia (EA/WR) teleconnection in the North Atlantic: climate impact and relation to Rossby wave propagation

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 11-12, 2015, Pages 3211-3222

  Lim, Young Kwon ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate impact; EA WR; Rossby wave; Stationary wave model; Teleconnection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939936454     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2381-4     Document Type: Article

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