Simulations of fall and early winter in the stratosphere

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 128, Issue , 2002, Pages 2205-2237

  Manney, G L ^a,b   Lahoz, W A ^c   Sabutis, J L ^b   O'neill, A ^c   Steenman Clark, L ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interannual variability; Stratosphere mesosphere model; Stratospheric polar vortex development

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITATION; VORTEX FLOW;

GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; POLAR VORTEX; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; WINTER;

EID: 0036774032     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.01.88     Document Type: Article

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