A comparison of model-simulated trends in stratospheric temperatures

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 590 PART A, 2003, Pages 1565-1588

  Shine, K P ^a   Bourqui, M S ^a   de Forster, P M F ^a   Hare, S H E ^a   Langematz, U ^b   Braesicke, P ^c   Grewe, V ^d   Ponater, M ^d   Schnadt, C ^d   Smith, C A ^e   Haigh, J D ^e   Austin, J ^f   Butchart, N ^f   Shindell, D T ^g   Randel, W J ^h   Nagashima, T ⁱ   Portmann, R W ^j   Solomon, S ^j   Siedel, D J ^j   Lanzante, J ^j   Klein, S ^j   Ramaswamy, V ^j   Schwarzkopf, M D ^j   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^g NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^h NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^j NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Greenhouse gases; Ozone depletion; Stratospheric water vapour; Temperature trends

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COOLING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; OZONE; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

SATELLITE DATA;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

CLIMATE MODELING; GREENHOUSE GAS; OZONE DEPLETION; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0038218328     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.02.186     Document Type: Article

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