ANALYSIS AND REGIONALIZATION OF NORTHERN EUROPEAN WINTER PRECIPITATION BASED ON ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION
The relationship between the North Atlantic oscillation (NAO) and winter temperature and precipitation over northern Europe has long been known. However, its strength is variable within this region. In this paper, an analysis of the regional variability of the influence of the NAO on winter precipit...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.666.8048 2023-05-15T17:28:21+02:00 ANALYSIS AND REGIONALIZATION OF NORTHERN EUROPEAN WINTER PRECIPITATION BASED ON ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION Cintia B. Uvoa B The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2003 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.666.8048 http://www.zi.ku.dk/popecol/ape/PDF/030821/IJC1.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.666.8048 http://www.zi.ku.dk/popecol/ape/PDF/030821/IJC1.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.zi.ku.dk/popecol/ape/PDF/030821/IJC1.pdf KEY WORDS European precipitation NAO North Atlantic oscillation northern Europe precipitation regionalization winter precipitation text 2003 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T17:08:12Z The relationship between the North Atlantic oscillation (NAO) and winter temperature and precipitation over northern Europe has long been known. However, its strength is variable within this region. In this paper, an analysis of the regional variability of the influence of the NAO on winter precipitation in northern Europe is developed using empirical orthogonal function analysis, cluster analysis and simple correlation. Results show that precipitation in most of the region studied is affected by the NAO, although with varying intensity. The NAO strongly influences winter precipitation along the Norwegian coast, in northern Sweden and in southern Finland. It is evident that the region on the lee side of the Scandes (the mountain chain between Norway and Sweden) is protected from the effects of the moist western winds from the Atlantic that, in turn, are strongly related to the NAO. As a result, precipitation in this shielded area is mainly related to southeasterly winds. Copyright 2003 Royal Meteorological Society. Text North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Northern Sweden Unknown Norway |
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The relationship between the North Atlantic oscillation (NAO) and winter temperature and precipitation over northern Europe has long been known. However, its strength is variable within this region. In this paper, an analysis of the regional variability of the influence of the NAO on winter precipitation in northern Europe is developed using empirical orthogonal function analysis, cluster analysis and simple correlation. Results show that precipitation in most of the region studied is affected by the NAO, although with varying intensity. The NAO strongly influences winter precipitation along the Norwegian coast, in northern Sweden and in southern Finland. It is evident that the region on the lee side of the Scandes (the mountain chain between Norway and Sweden) is protected from the effects of the moist western winds from the Atlantic that, in turn, are strongly related to the NAO. As a result, precipitation in this shielded area is mainly related to southeasterly winds. Copyright 2003 Royal Meteorological Society. |
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ANALYSIS AND REGIONALIZATION OF NORTHERN EUROPEAN WINTER PRECIPITATION BASED ON ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION |
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ANALYSIS AND REGIONALIZATION OF NORTHERN EUROPEAN WINTER PRECIPITATION BASED ON ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION |
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ANALYSIS AND REGIONALIZATION OF NORTHERN EUROPEAN WINTER PRECIPITATION BASED ON ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION |
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ANALYSIS AND REGIONALIZATION OF NORTHERN EUROPEAN WINTER PRECIPITATION BASED ON ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION |
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analysis and regionalization of northern european winter precipitation based on its relationship with the north atlantic oscillation |
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