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Time variations of the effects of circulation variability modes on European temperature and precipitation in winter

  1. Romana Beranová1,2,*,
  2. Radan Huth1

Article first published online: 29 MAY 2007

DOI: 10.1002/joc.1516

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International Journal of Climatology

International Journal of Climatology

Volume 28, Issue 2, pages 139–158, February 2008

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Beranová, R. and Huth, R. (2008), Time variations of the effects of circulation variability modes on European temperature and precipitation in winter. International Journal of Climatology, 28: 139–158. doi: 10.1002/joc.1516

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  1. 1

    Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Prague, Czech Republic

  2. 2

    Dept. of Meteorology and Environment Protection, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

*Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Boční II 1401, 141 31 Praha 4, Czech Republic.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 9 JAN 2008
  2. Article first published online: 29 MAY 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 4 FEB 2007
  4. Manuscript Revised: 25 JAN 2007
  5. Manuscript Received: 24 NOV 2005

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Keywords:

  • temperature;
  • precipitation;
  • modes of variability;
  • time variations;
  • Euro-Atlantic sector

Abstract

Five modes of variability are identified in winter monthly mean 500 hPa heights over the Euro-Atlantic sector by rotated principal component analysis. Time variations of the effects of the modes on temperature and precipitation at more than 100 European stations are examined for period 1958–1998. Time variations are investigated by running correlations with the 15-year window. At most of the stations, the correlations with circulation patterns vary considerably in time, both for temperature and precipitation. The spatial structure of the variations is assessed by cluster analysis of time variations of correlations. The groupings together with changes in the intensity and position of the circulation modes suggest possible mechanisms of the time variations in the circulation-to-climate effects. Copyright © 2007 Royal Meteorological Society

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