Arctic Oscillation and its impact on Finland’s climate

Arctic Oscillation (AO) represents large-scale atmospheric circulation variability in the North-ern Hemisphere. It is seen as strengthening or weakening of the mid-latitude westerlies over the North Atlantic and Europe, depending on the phase of the AO, and it denes to a great extent the weather and...

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Main Author: Simo Järvenoja
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.603.3403
http://www.geofysiikanseura.fi/pdf/gfp2005_jarvenoja.pdf
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Summary:Arctic Oscillation (AO) represents large-scale atmospheric circulation variability in the North-ern Hemisphere. It is seen as strengthening or weakening of the mid-latitude westerlies over the North Atlantic and Europe, depending on the phase of the AO, and it denes to a great extent the weather and temperature conditions in Finland, especially in winter. 1.