The influence of the Madden-Julian oscillation on Northern Hemisphere winter blocking

Journal of Climate

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 4597-4616

  Henderson, Stephanie A ^a   Maloney, Eric D ^a   Barnes, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Blocking; Circulation dynamics; Madden Julian oscillation; Teleconnections

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; MECHANICAL WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; BLOCKING; ENHANCED CONVECTION; EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; TELECONNECTIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; ROSSBY WAVE; TELECONNECTION; WAVE BREAKING; WINTER;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (EAST);

EID: 84974779323     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0502.1     Document Type: Article

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