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characteristics of precipitation over European continent
during different phases of the North Atlantic Oscillation.
Results show that although the NAO-related variability is
largely responsible for the precipitation patterns associated
with mid-latitudinal cyclones, there is a significant portion
of variance, driven by processes, not associated with NAO.
We also analysed the precipitation patterns and the moisture
transport characteristics during periods of 1960s - 1970s and
the last two decades and found that these periods
demonstrate strong differences not only in the magnitude of
the processes, but also in spatial patterns even under same
(positive or negative) NAO phases, that might result form
the NAO regime shift in the late 1970s.
4. Acknowledgements
This study is supported by Russian Foundation for Basic
Research (grant 02-56331) and the joint project “North
Atlantic Oscillation: regional impacts on European weather
and climate”, funded by Volkswagen Stiftung (Hannover,
Germany).
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