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Pacific-North American pattern: a standalone construct

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Pacific-NorthAmerican pattern1 CONSTRUCTPacific-north americWALLACE · METEOROLOGY

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Meteorology

a wintertime atmospheric wave train linking the tropical Pacific to North America through alternating pressure anomalies.

In meteorology, Pacific-North American pattern refers to a wintertime atmospheric wave train linking the tropical Pacific to North America through alternating pressure anomalies. This meaning comes from Wallace (1981) in Monthly Weather Review.[1]

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References

  1. Wallace, J. M., & Gutzler, D. S. (1981). Teleconnections in the Geopotential Height Field during the Northern Hemisphere Winter. Monthly Weather Review, 109(4), 784-812. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(1981)109<0784:titghf>2.0.co;2

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