Simulation of the North Atlantic oscillation in a general circulation model

Journal Article · Wed May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/91GL00127· OSTI ID:5563397

Pittalwala, I I; Hameed, S ^[1]

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1. State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook (United States)

The year to year variations of winter climate of the North Atlantic region including Northern Europe, Northwest Africa, and North America are largely controlled by the phases of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). The authors have found that a coupled ocean-atmosphere General Circulation model simulates not only the NAO, but its observed influences on precipitation in northwest Africa, thereby showing that explanations of regional scale climatic variations may be found through diagnoses of such model simulations.

• DOE Contract Number: FG02-85ER60314
• OSTI ID: 5563397
• Journal Information: Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union); (United States), Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union); (United States) Vol. 18:5; ISSN 0094-8276; ISSN GPRLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540310* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Basic Studies-- (1990-)
AFRICA
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
ANNUAL VARIATIONS
ATLANTIC OCEAN
ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
CLIMATES
EARTH PLANET
EUROPE
FLUCTUATIONS
GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS
LEVELS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NORTH AMERICA
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
OCEANIC CIRCULATION
OSCILLATIONS
PLANETS
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
SEA LEVEL
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
SURFACES
VARIATIONS