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Research Article
On ENSO impacts on European wintertime rainfalls and their modulation by the NAO and the Pacific multi-decadal variability described through the PDO index
Article first published online: 13 AUG 2007
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1601
Copyright © 2007 Royal Meteorological Society
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How to Cite
Zanchettin, D., Franks, S. W., Traverso, P. and Tomasino, M. (2008), On ENSO impacts on European wintertime rainfalls and their modulation by the NAO and the Pacific multi-decadal variability described through the PDO index. Int. J. Climatol., 28: 995–1006. doi: 10.1002/joc.1601
Publication History
- Issue published online: 4 JUN 2008
- Article first published online: 13 AUG 2007
- Manuscript Accepted: 16 JUN 2007
- Manuscript Revised: 14 JUN 2007
- Manuscript Received: 1 DEC 2006
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Keywords:
- ENSO;
- NAO;
- European wintertime rainfalls;
- PDO
Abstract
While strong relationships have previously been established between the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and climate variability in many parts of the world, previous analyses of ENSO impacts on European rainfalls have been variable and inconclusive. In this paper, the role and apparent interactions of a range of known teleconnections are assessed. It is shown that ENSO events do indeed appear to impact European rainfalls and that these impacts are likely to also depend on the concurrent state of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). In particular, it is demonstrated that ENSO impacts most significantly on European wintertime rainfalls during positive (warm) phases of the PDO. Copyright © 2007 Royal Meteorological Society