Open AccessExtending North Atlantic oscillation reconstructions back to 1500
Author(s) -
Luterbacher J.,
Xoplaki E.,
Dietrich D.,
Jones P. D.,
Davies T. D.,
Portis D.,
GonzalezRouco J. F.,
von Storch H.,
Gyalistras D.,
Casty C.,
Wanner H.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
atmospheric science letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1530-261X
DOI - 10.1006/asle.2002.0047
Subject(s) - north atlantic oscillation , proxy (statistics) , climatology , range (aeronautics) , atlantic multidecadal oscillation , environmental science , geography , geology , mathematics , statistics , materials science , composite material
Abstract Monthly (1659–1995) and seasonal (1500–1658) North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) indices were estimated using instrumental and documentary proxy predictors from Eurasia. Uncertainty estimates were calculated for the reconstructions, and the variability of the 500‐year winter NAO has been assessed. The late twentieth century NAO extremes are within the range of variability during earlier centuries. Copyright © 2003 Royal Meteorological Society.