Tropopause height and zonal wind response to global warming in the IPCC scenario integrations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Lorenz, David J ^a   DeWeaver, Eric T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GLOBAL WARMING; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; THERMAL GRADIENTS; TROPOSPHERE; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE MODELING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL WARMING; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; JET; TROPOPAUSE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 34547570562     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008087     Document Type: Article

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