Statistical downscaling and teleconnections : ENSO and PDO teleconnections as a source of within-type precipitation variability in British Columbia

The Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) strongly influence atmospheric circulation over Western North America and therefore play a major role in modulating surface climate. This study represents an extension of Stahl et al. (2006a) in which a PCA - based appr...

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Main Author: Asplin, Matthew Grant.
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31656