The influence of the PDO on winter precipitation during high- and low-index ENSO conditions in the Eastern United States
Atmospheric dynamics ; Eastern United States ; Forecast ; Ocean atmosphere interaction ; Precipitation ; United States of America ; Weather forecast ; Winter
The AA. analyzed the influence of the PDO (Pacific Decadal Oscillation) on winter precipitation during years of high- and low-index ENSO conditions for 260 climate divisions in the eastern U.S. from 1925 to 1998. When the 33 neutral ENSO years
are split by cold (12 years) and warm (21 years) PDO, the resulting winter precipitation patterns show wetter (drier) than average conditions in nearly all (80%) of the 260 climate divisions during the warm (cold) phase of the PDO. The two ENSO/PDO
and the northern Plains. The AA. suggest that seasonal forecasters in these regions may use this knowledge to improve long-lead winter forecasts during those ENSO phases, assuming the current PDO phase is well established.
Air temperature ; Alps (The) ; Climatic change ; Impact study ; Mountain ; Slovenia ; Sustainable development ; Tourism ; Weather forecast ; Winter ; Winter sports resort
Warmer winters have brought the ski area Španov vrh near Jesenice in decline. New climate conditions put plans of conventional ski tourism in a different point of view. The article analysis trends of air temperature and snow conditions in winter
months at Planina pod Golico to find out if weather conditions assure development of classical winter tourism at ski area Španov vrh. As alternative to conventional way of tourism, the article recommends some new, more sustainable solutions
Spatio-temporal variability of winter temperature and precipitation in Southwest China
Atmospheric circulation ; China ; Climate ; Climate oscillation ; Climatic variability ; Data ; Monsoon ; Ocean atmosphere interaction ; Precipitation ; Southwest China ; Temperature ; Winter
anomalies in SWC have 2 dominate modes, one is homogenous, and the other a zonal dipole. The former is caused by the anomalies of East Asian winter monsoon; the latter arises from the anomalies of both subtropical west Pacific high and regional cold air
in lower troposphere. The reasons for the winter drought in 2010 are also examined.
Climatology of winter transition days for the contiguous USA, 1951–2007
Air mass ; Atmospheric circulation ; Atmospheric dynamics ; Climatology ; Cold front ; Spatial variation ; United States of America ; Warm front ; Weather type ; Winter
How older people relate to the private winter warmth practices of their peers and why we should be interested
Behaviour ; Birmingham ; Elderly people ; Energy ; Energy consumption ; England ; Housing ; Social geography ; Sustainable development ; United Kingdom ; Well-being ; Winter
State dirigism in megaprojects : governing the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Central authority ; European part of Russia ; Governance ; Olympic Games ; Political geography ; Private sector ; Public sector ; Role of the State ; Urban economy ; Urban policy ; Winter sports resort
This paper reports the results of oxygen (andO 18) and hydrogen (andD) isotopic analyses of ice wedges of different generations at 3 sites on the western Taymyr coast. Palaeotemperature reconstruction based on the data shows that winter temperatures
during the formation of older generation ice wedges were lower than Holocene winter temperatures, indicating that they developed in the Late Weichselian. The presence of syngenetic ice wedges strongly suggests that the coast of western Taymir was not ice
Aborigines ; Arctic Region ; Climatic change ; Ecosystem ; Eurasia ; Global change ; North America ; Northern hemisphere ; Permafrost ; Road ; Sea ice ; Sea level ; Winter ; World
of permafrost and winter roads, hydrocarbon and agricultural development, sea ice and shipping, ecosystem shifts, and issues of territorial sovereignty. In addition to exploring the current and potential impacts of each agent across the region as a whole
Based on 1961–2005 observed winter precipitation data in Northeast China, the temporal and spatial variations of snow concentration degree (SCD) and snow concentration period (SCP), together with the circulation characteristics when
currents from the unknown parts, the temperature difference between outside and cave temperature in the Postojna cave system is the highest in the side passage, especially in winter time. In the Predjama cave system, the air temperature in Velika dvorana