Equatorial zonal circulations: Historical perspectives

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 16-24

  Hastenrath, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulation; Climatology; Equatorial zone; Paradigm shifts; Stratosphere; Troposphere; Zonal circulations

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

EQUATORIAL ZONE; ZONAL CIRCULATIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUD COVER; DATA SET; PARADIGM SHIFT; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; ZONAL FLOW;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); INDONESIA; JAKARTA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33847629289     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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