Tropical tele-connections to the Mediterranean climate and weather

Some strong natural fluctuations of climate in the Eastern Mediterranean (EM) region are shown to be connected to the major tropical systems. Potential relations between EM rainfall extremes to tropical systems, e.g. El Niño, Indian Monsoon and hurricanes, are demonstrated. For a specific e...

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Main Authors: P. Alpert, C. Price, S. O. Krichak, B. Ziv, H. Saaroni, I. Osetinsky, J. Barkan, P. Kishcha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2005-01-01
Series:Advances in Geosciences
Online Access:http://www.adv-geosci.net/2/157/2005/adgeo-2-157-2005.pdf