The gravity wave-arctic stratospheric vortex interaction

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 3581-3596

  Duck, T J ^a   Whiteway, J A ^a   Carswell, A I ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; METEOROLOGY; OPTICAL RADAR; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW;

WIND SPEEDS;

GRAVITY WAVES;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; GRAVITY WAVE; STRATOSPHERE; VORTEX;

ARCTIC; EUREKA;

EID: 0035659413     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<3581:TGWASV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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