Heat waves in Central Europe and their circulation conditions

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 770-782

  Tomczyk, Arkadiusz M ^a   Bednorz, Ewa ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; Central Europe; Climate change; Heat waves

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; SEA LEVEL;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CENTRAL EUROPE; HEAT WAVES; HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; PRECIPITABLE WATER; RESEARCH OBJECTIVES; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM; METEOROLOGICAL HAZARD; PRECIPITABLE WATER; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

EID: 84956757092     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.4381     Document Type: Article

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