Synoptic forcing of precipitation in the Mackenzie and Yukon River basins.

Authors :: Cassano, Elizabeth N.
Cassano, John J.
Source :: International Journal of Climatology. Apr2010, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p658-674. 17p. 4 Diagrams, 7 Graphs.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: The article focuses on a study which analyzed the relationship between near-surface atmospheric circulation and precipitation in the Mackenzie and Yukon River basins. Using self-organizing maps, a climatology of sea level pressure patterns based on ERA40 reanalysis was developed. Near-surface atmospheric patterns in the region and low-pressure patterns over land areas and the Beaufort/Chuckchi Seas in the summer was analyzed.