Effects of solar cycle variability on the lower stratosphere and the troposphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D22, 1999, Pages 27321-27339

  Balachandran, Nambath K ^a,b   Rind, David ^a   Lonergan, Patrick ^a,c   Shindell, Drew T ^a,b  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^b NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies   (United States)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SOLAR CYCLE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0033610963     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900924     Document Type: Article

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