Upward wave activity flux as a precursor to extreme stratospheric events and subsequent anomalous surface weather regimes

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 3548-3554

  Polvani, Lorenzo M ^a   Waugh, Darryn W ^b  

^a Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; TROPOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW; WEATHER MODIFICATION;

ARCTIC OSCILLATION (AO) INDEX; EXTREME STRATOSPHERIC EVENTS (ESE);

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ANOMALY; ARCTIC OSCILLATION; HEAT FLUX; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 2442525622     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<3548:UWAFAA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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