Publication details
Circulation dynamics and its influence on European and Mediterranean January-April climate over the past half millennium: results and insights from instrumental data, documentary evidence and coupled climate models
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Climatic Change |
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| Web | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-009-9782-0 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-009-9783-z |
| Field | Atmosphere sciences, meteorology |
| Keywords | Temperature Anomalies; Circulation Patterns; Climate Reconstruction; Instrumental Records; Climate Models |
| Description | We use long instrumental temperature series together with available field reconstructions of sea-level pressure (SLP) and three-dimensional climate model simulations to analyze relations between temperature anomalies and atmospheric circulation patterns over much of Europe and the mediterranean for the late winter/early spring (January-April, JFMA) season. A Canonical Correlation Analysis (CCA) investigates interannual to interdecadal covariability between a new gridded SLP field reconstruction and seven long instrumental temperature series covering the past 250 years. We then present and discuss prominent atmospheric circulation patterns related to anomalous warm and cold JFMA conditions within different European areas spanning the period 1760-2007. Next, using a data assimilation technique, we link gridded SLP data with a climate model (EC-Bilt-Clio) for a better dynamical understanding of the relationship between large scale circulation and European climate. |
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