Loss of Persistence of the North Atlantic Oscillation and its Biological Implication

Winter sea-level pressure fields in the northern hemisphere were analysed with respect to regimes and regime shifts (RS). Classification of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) patterns resulted in the identification of two longer lasting climate regimes: a persistent NAO− period from 1976 to 1988 f...

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Main Authors: Joachim W. Dippner, Caroline eMöller, Ingrid eKröncke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2014.00057/full