Modelling of stratospheric intrusions within a mid-latitude synoptic-scale disturbance

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 123, Issue 541, 1997, Pages 1377-1403

  Cox, B D ^a   Bithell, M ^a   Gray, L J ^a  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Stratosphere troposphere exchange; Streamers; Tropopause folds

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; CYCLONE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MODELING; VORTICITY;

ANTICYCLONE; STRATOSPHERE/TROPOSPHERE EXCHANGE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0031405809     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.54111     Document Type: Article

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