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Influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation on the Canary Islands Precipitation
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the Canary Island rainfall and the Atlantic large-scale circulation, characterized by the North Atlantic oscillation (NAO) index. The Canary Islands are ...
Analysis of the ENSO Signal in Tropospheric and Stratospheric Temperatures Observed by MSU, 1979–2000
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The El Niño?Southern Oscillation (ENSO) signal in the troposphere and lower stratosphere was investigated using Microwave Sounding Unit (MSU) data for the period 1979?2000. Empirical orthogonal functions (EOFs) were computed ...
Atmospheric Circulation Changes in the Tropical Pacific Inferred from the Voyages of the Manila Galleons in the Sixteenth–Eighteenth Centuries
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Historical accounts of the voyages of the Manila galleons derived from the Archivo General de Indias (General Archive of the Indies, Seville, Spain) are used to infer past changes in the atmospheric circulation of the ...
Unlocking Pre-1850 Instrumental Meteorological Records: A Global Inventory
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Instrumental meteorological measurements from periods prior to the start of national weather services are designated “early instrumental data.” They have played an important role in climate research as they allow daily to ...