Full access impact of the North Atlantic Oscillation on transatlantic flight routes and clear-air turbulence

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 763-771

  Kim, Jung Hoon ^a,e   Chan, William N ^b   Sridhar, Banavar ^b   Sharman, Robert D ^c   Williams, Paul D ^d   Strahan, Matt ^e  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^e NOAA/NWS Aviation Weather Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Hazardous release modeling; Jets; North Atlantic Oscillation; Optimization; Transportation meteorology; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; JETS; OPTIMIZATION;

CLEAR-AIR TURBULENCES; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; LARGE-SCALE FLOWS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; TELECONNECTION PATTERNS; TRANSPORTATION METEOROLOGIES; WEATHER PATTERNS;

TURBULENCE;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; JET STREAM; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OPTIMIZATION; TURBULENCE;

ENGLAND; HEATHROW AIRPORT; HILLINGDON; LONDON [ENGLAND]; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84961616355     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-15-0261.1     Document Type: Article

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