Extreme rainfall in the United Kingdom during winter 2013/14: The role of atmospheric circulation and climate change

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2015, Pages S46-S50

  Christidis, Nikolaos ^a   Stott, Peter A ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; METEOROLOGY; RAIN;

ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EXTREME RAINFALL; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER RAINFALL;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84955518266     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-15-00094.1     Document Type: Review

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