The response of the southern hemisphere atmospheric circulation to an enhanced greenhouse gas forcing

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 4425-4442

  Brandefelt, Jenny ^a   Källén, Erland ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LOW PASS FILTERS; SEA LEVEL; WAVEGUIDES;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CIRCUMPOLAR PATH;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE MODELING; GREENHOUSE GAS; RADIATIVE FORCING; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 11044224309     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/3221.1     Document Type: Article

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