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Jones, P. D. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5032-5493 and Lister, D. H.
(2009)
The influence of the circulation on surface temperature and precipitation patterns over Europe.
Climate of the Past, 5 (2).
pp. 259-267.
ISSN 1814-9332
Abstract
The atmospheric circulation clearly has an important influence on variations in surface temperature and precipitation. In this study we illustrate the spatial patterns of variation that occur for the principal circulation patterns across Europe in the standard four seasons. We use an existing classification scheme of surface pressure patterns, with the aim of considering whether the patterns of influence of specific weather types have changed over the course of the 20th century. We consider whether the long-term warming across Europe is associated with more favourable weather types or related to warming within some of the weather types. The results indicate that the latter is occurring, but not all circulation types show warming. The study also illustrates that certain circulation types can lead to marked differences in temperature and/or precipitation for relatively closely positioned sites when the sites are located in areas of high relief or near coasts.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | © Author(s) 2009. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climatic Research Unit Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences |
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| Depositing User: | Rosie Cullington |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Feb 2011 10:10 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jun 2023 23:52 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/24281 |
| DOI: | 10.5194/cp-5-259-2009 |
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