Sensitivity of the residual circulation diagnosed from the UARS data to the uncertainties in the input fields and to the inclusion of aerosols

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1739-1757

  Eluszkiewicz, Janusz ^a,e   Crisp, David ^b   Grainger, R G ^c   Lambert, Alyn ^c   Roche, A E ^d   Kumer, J B ^d   Mergenthaler, J L ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^e ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; UARS;

EID: 0031399748     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<1739:SOTRCD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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