Influence of early winter upward wave activity flux on midwinter circulation in the stratosphere and troposphere

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 4443-4452

  Karpetchko, Alexei ^a   Nikulin, Grigory ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; HEAT FLUX; JETS; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

EDDY HEAT FLUX; WAVE FLUX;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; HEAT FLUX; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 11044232951     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-3229.1     Document Type: Article

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