Evidence of the solar cycle in the tropical troposphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 21, 2006, Pages

  Salby, Murry L ^a   Callaghan, Patrick F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Atmospheric Systems and Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; SOLAR RADIATION; TROPOSPHERE; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; OSCILLATION; RADIATIVE FORCING; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 34250814709     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007133     Document Type: Article

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