Stratospheric influence on tropopause height: The radiative constraint

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-28

  Thuburn, John ^a   Craig, George C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT RADIATION; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMISSION; OZONE LAYER; SOLAR HEATING;

RADIATIVE CONSTRAINT; STRATOSPHERIC INFLUENCE; THERMAL INFRARED RADIATION; TROPOPAUSE HEIGHT;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; HEIGHT; RADIATION BUDGET; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 0034106459     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<0017:SIOTHT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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