An analytical study of ozone feedbacks on Kelvin and Rossby-gravity waves: Effects on the QBO

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1051-1062

  Cordero, Eugene C ^a,c,d   Nathan, Terrence R ^a   Echols, Robert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; OZONE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; RADIATIVE COOLING; ROSSBY WAVE;

EID: 0031806072     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<1051:AASOOF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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