Modern changes in St. Petersburg climate and atmospheric circulation variations

Modern changes in St. Petersburg climate and atmospheric circulation variations

A teleconnection is analyzed which exists between long-term variations of temperature and precipitation in St. Petersburg in March and April and North Atlantic and European atmospheric zonal circulation during the 20th century. It is shown that current climate warming in the region is almost entirel...

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Veröffentlicht in:Russian meteorology and hydrology 2008, Vol.33 (1), p.15-19
Hauptverfasser: Ugryumov, A. I., Khar'kova, N. V.
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Sprache:eng
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Atmospheric Sciences
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Meteorology
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Zusammenfassung:A teleconnection is analyzed which exists between long-term variations of temperature and precipitation in St. Petersburg in March and April and North Atlantic and European atmospheric zonal circulation during the 20th century. It is shown that current climate warming in the region is almost entirely explained by a significant enhancement of warm advection of Atlantic air onto the continent.
ISSN:1068-3739
1934-8096
DOI:10.3103/S1068373908010032