Northern Hemisphere annular mode in summer: Its physical significance and its relation to solar activity variations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 15, 2007, Pages

  Lee, Jae N ^a   Hameed, Sultan ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGY; SOLAR ENERGY; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

GEOPOTENTIAL; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 35148822643     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008394     Document Type: Article

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