Alternative Indices for the Warm-Season NAO and Precipitation Variability in West

• Main Authors: Frank A. Aebly, Qi Hu, Sherilyn, C. Fritz
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; Norway; Nuuk; Qaqortoq; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation; Upernavik
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.503.9116; http://snr.unl.edu/climate_change/research/Greenland.pdf

Observed precipitation records from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, and atmospheric variables from the NCEP–NCAR reanalysis were used in a statistical analysis to elucidate controls on the seasonal variation of precipitation and develop indices that may be potentially useful for analyzing precipitation va...