Stratosphere-troposphere coupling in the Southern Hemisphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 708-715

  Thompson, David W J ^a   Baldwin, Mark P ^b   Solomon, Susan ^c  

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

^b NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA ACQUISITION; GLOBAL WARMING; TROPOSPHERE;

SH ANNULAR MODE (SHM); SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE (SH); STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE COUPLING; STRATOSPHERIC VARIABILITY;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

COUPLING; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 17044366948     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-3321.1     Document Type: Article

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