A possible transfer mechanism for the 11-year solar cycle to the lower stratosphere

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 125, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 357-370

  Gray, L J ^a   Crooks, S A ^b   Palmer, M A ^b   Pascoe, C L ^c   Sparrow, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Quasi biennial oscillation; Solar cycle; Stratosphere; Stratospheric sudden warming

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIATION EFFECTS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WIND EFFECTS;

QUASI BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR MAXIMUM PERIODS; STRATOSPHERIC SUDDEN WARMING;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 33847306534     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-006-9069-y     Document Type: Article

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