Role of the equatorial Kelvin wave in stratosphere-troposphere exchange in a general circulation model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D19, 2001, Pages 22763-22780

  Fujiwara, Masatomo ^a,c   Takahashi, Masaaki ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATORIAL WAVE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; KELVIN WAVE; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0034764985     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000161     Document Type: Article

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