Investigating the relationship between Eurasian snow and the Arctic Oscillation with data and models

Clifford, D., Creed, E. and Woollings, T. (2013) Investigating the relationship between Eurasian snow and the Arctic Oscillation with data and models. In: Proceedings of Earth Observation and Cryosphere Science : 13-16 November 2012, Frascati, Italy. European Space Agency. ISBN 9789292212766

Abstract/Summary

Recent research suggests Eurasian snow-covered area (SCA) influences the Arctic Oscillation (AO) via the polar vortex. This could be important for Northern Hemisphere winter season forecasting. A fairly strong negative correlation between October SCA and the AO, based on both monthly and daily observational data, has been noted in the literature. While reproducing these previous links when using the same data, we find no further evidence of the link when using an independent satellite data source, or when using a climate model.

Item Type	Book or Report Section
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/46483
Refereed	No
Divisions	Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Meteorology
Publisher	European Space Agency
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