Relationship of Late-Winter Temperatures in Europeto North Atlantic Surface Winds: A Correlation Analysis

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作者：
J. Otterman
R. Atlas
J. Ardizzone
D. Starr
J. C. Jusem
J. Terry
机构：
[1]  Land-Atmosphere-Ocean-Research; at Data Assimilation Office,
[2] NASA,undefined
[3] GSFC,undefined
[4] Greenbelt,undefined
[5] MD,undefined
[6] U.S.A.,undefined
[7]  Laboratory for Atmospheres,undefined
[8] NASA,undefined
[9] GSFC,undefined
[10] Greenbelt,undefined
[11] MD,undefined
[12] U.S.A.,undefined
[13]  General Sciences Corporation,undefined
[14] Laurel,undefined
[15] MD,undefined
[16] U.S.A.,undefined
来源：
Theoretical and Applied Climatology | 1999年 / 64卷
关键词：
Surface Wind; Late Winter; Meridional Wind; Microwave Imager; Positive Feedback Exit;
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摘要：
 The relationship between European surface temperature and winds over the eastern North Atlantic are investigated for the years 1988 to 1997. Daily Special Sensor Microwave Imager SSM/I observations are used to evaluate a monthly surface wind index that quantifies the influence of southwesterly flow. Our wind index and the monthly-mean surface-air temperatures in late winter and early spring over France and northern-latitude Europe are highly correlated. In February, the year-to-year increases/decreases match every year for France (correlation of 0.82 with the Index); and every year with just one exception for Europe (correlation with the Index of 0.76 for a longitudinal strip through Europe 45–50° N, and 0.73 for the 50–60° N strip). In March, the increases/decreases of the wind Index and of the temperatures for France also match, but the correlation with the Index is lower, 0.65.
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