Simulation of secular trends in the middle atmosphere, 1950-2003

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Garcia, R R ^a   Marsh, D R ^a   Kinnison, D E ^a   Boville, B A ^a   Sassi, F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE MODELING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; MESOPAUSE; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; OZONE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SATELLITE DATA; SECULAR VARIATION; SIMULATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

BOULDER; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347327271     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007485     Document Type: Article

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