The leading variability mode of the coupled troposphere-stratosphere winter circulation in different climate regimes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D5, 2000, Pages 6915-6926

  Perlwitz, Judith ^a   Graf, Hans F ^a   Voss, Reinhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POLAR VORTEX; WINTER;

EID: 0033789276     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901107     Document Type: Article

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