Investigation of the atmospheric mechanisms related to the autumn sea ice and winter circulation link in the Northern Hemisphere

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2016, Pages 1185-1195

  King, Martin P ^a   Hell, Momme ^b,c   Keenlyside, Noel ^a  

^a BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climate impact of Arctic sea ice; North Atlantic Oscillation; Sea ice atmosphere interaction; Stratosphere downward propagation

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; AUTUMN; CLIMATE FORCING; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SEA ICE; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; WINTER;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; KARA SEA;

EID: 84957437779     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-015-2639-5     Document Type: Article

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