Abstract
Northeast snowstorms are best understood and appreciated in the context of the climatological range of conditions experienced in the northeast United States. In this chapter, the climatology of seasonal snowfall and significant snowstorms in the northeast United States is described. The distribution of seasonal snowfall during the 20th century is also discussed, with emphasis placed on the periodic and episodic nature of heavy snowfall associated with major snowstorms. The possible relationships between climate variability related to the Southern Oscillation [SO; or El Niño—Southern Oscillation (ENSO)], the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), and global warming are also discussed.
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Kocin, P.J., Uccellini, L.W. (2004). Climatology. In: Northeast Snowstorms. Meteorological Monographs, vol 32, No. 54. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-878220-32-5_2
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