Investigating the relationship between Eurasian snow and the Arctic Oscillation with data and models
Recent research suggests Eurasian snow-covered area (SCA) influences the Arctic Oscillation (AO) via the polar vortex. This could be important for Northern Hemisphere winter season forecasting. A fairly strong negative correlation between October SCA and the AO, based on both monthly and daily obser...
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| Format: | Book Part |
| Language: | English |
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European Space Agency
2013
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| Online Access: | https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/46483/ https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/46483/1/p_ssa_16clifford.pdf http://www.spacebooks-online.com/product_info.php?cPath=104&products_id=17547 |
| Summary: | Recent research suggests Eurasian snow-covered area (SCA) influences the Arctic Oscillation (AO) via the polar vortex. This could be important for Northern Hemisphere winter season forecasting. A fairly strong negative correlation between October SCA and the AO, based on both monthly and daily observational data, has been noted in the literature. While reproducing these previous links when using the same data, we find no further evidence of the link when using an independent satellite data source, or when using a climate model. |
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