Modeling the atmospheric response to solar irradiance changes using a GCM with a realistic QBO

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Palmer, M A ^a   Gray, L J ^b  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITY WAVES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC RESPONSE; EQUATORIAL ZONAL WIND; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SOLAR IRRADIANCE; STRATOSPHERIC WARMINGS;

METEOROLOGY;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; IRRADIANCE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION;

EID: 32644436254     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023809     Document Type: Article

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