Geografie 2023, 128, 379-396
https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie.2023.017
Spatial changes in two major modes of atmospheric circulation variability during the 20th century
Vladimír Piskala1
, Radan Huth1,2
, Radan Huth1,2
1Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Prague, Czechia
2Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Prague, Czechia
Received January 2023
Accepted August 2023
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