Electronic Resource
Oxford, UK
:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Water and environment journal
9 (1995), S. 0
ISSN:
1747-6593
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
Notes:
The spatial distribution of annual rainfall in the British Isles is analysed from 1881 to 1990 with reference to changes in the frequency of airflow types. The influence of more frequent westerly airflows earlier this century is evident in higher rainfall in western areas. Changes from 1941 to 1970 show no evidence of a reversal of this change despite a reduction in the dominance of westerlies. Evidence for an abrupt return to a more vigorous westerly circulation since the mid-1970s, and associated wetness in north-west Britain, is found to have parallels with scenarios of future climates produced by recent climate models caused by a strengthening of the temperature gradients which drive the mid-latitude westerly circulation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.1995.tb01492.x
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