The signature of the annular modes in the tropical troposphere

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 4330-4342

  Thompson, David W J ^a   Lorenz, David J ^b  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; EDDY CURRENTS; HEAT FLUX; THERMAL EFFECTS; WIND EFFECTS;

EXTRATROPICAL LATITUDES; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; TROPICAL TROPOSPHERE;

TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; TROPOSPHERE; WAVE PROPAGATION; ZONAL WIND;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); WORLD;

EID: 11044224542     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/3193.1     Document Type: Article

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