Internal variability of the winter stratosphere. Part I: Time-independent forcing

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2758-2776

  Scott, R K ^a   Polvani, L M ^b  

^a NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW; WAVE PROPAGATION;

INTERNAL VARIABILITY; PLANETARY WAVE BREAKING; POLAR VORTEX; RADIATIVE FORCING; THERMAL FORCING; WAVE FORCING;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; TROPOSPHERE; WINTER;

EID: 33845270769     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3797.1     Document Type: Article

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