GCM tests of theories for the height of the tropopause

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 869-882

  Thuburn, John ^a   Craig, George C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; GCM; LAPSE RATE; MESOSCALE; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE LAPSE RATE; TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT;

EID: 0031472308     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<0869:GTOTFT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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