Arctic oscillation response to the 1991 Pinatubo eruption in the SKYHI general circulation model with a realistic quasi-biennial oscillation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Stenchikov, Georgiy ^a   Hamilton, Kevin ^b   Robock, Alan ^a   Ramaswamy, V ^c   Schwarzkopf, M Daniel ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic oscillation; Pinatubo eruption; Quasi biennial oscillation

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 2642538447     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003699     Document Type: Article

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