North Atlantic climate variability: phenomena, impacts and mechanisms

Abstract Variability of the North Atlantic Oscillation and the Tropical Atlantic dominate the climate of the North Atlantic sector, the underlying ocean and surrounding continents on interannual to decadal time scales. Here we review these phenomena, their climatic impacts and our present state of u...

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Published in:International Journal of Climatology
Main Authors: Marshall, John, Kushnir, Yochanan, Battisti, David, Chang, Ping, Czaja, Arnaud, Dickson, Robert, Hurrell, James, McCartney, Michael, Saravanan, R., Visbeck, Martin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2001
Subjects:
North Atlantic
North Atlantic oscillation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.693
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Summary:Abstract Variability of the North Atlantic Oscillation and the Tropical Atlantic dominate the climate of the North Atlantic sector, the underlying ocean and surrounding continents on interannual to decadal time scales. Here we review these phenomena, their climatic impacts and our present state of understanding of their underlying cause. Copyright © 2001 Royal Meteorological Society

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