A simplified linear framework for interpreting patterns of Northern Hemisphere wintertime climate variability

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 3728-3744

  Quadrelli, Roberta ^a   Wallace, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS; WIND EFFECTS;

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE (NH); SEA LEVEL PRESSURE (SLP);

CLIMATOLOGY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WINTER;

EID: 8644254270     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<3728:ASLFFI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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