Wave-driven mean tropical upwelling in the Lower stratosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 2745-2759

  Scott, R K ^a  

^a Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CLIMATE CHANGE; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; TROPICS;

SEASONAL CYCLE;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0037106735     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<2745:WDMTUI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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