ECMWF analyses and forecasts of stratospheric winter polar vortex breakup: September 2002 in the Southern Hemisphere and related events

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 668-689

  Simmons, Adrian ^a   Hortal, Mariano ^a   Kelly, Graeme ^a   McNally, Anthony ^a   Untch, Agathe ^a   Uppala, Sakari ^a  

^a European Centre for Meadium Range Weather Forecasts   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; GLOBAL WARMING; RADIOSONDES; THERMAL EFFECTS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ECMWF RE-ANALYSIS (ERA-40); ISENTROPIC MAPS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC VORTEX;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

POLAR VORTEX; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; WARMING; WINTER;

EID: 17044389735     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-3322.1     Document Type: Article

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