The relationship between the occurrence rate of major stratospheric warmings and solar Lyman-alpha flux

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 20, 2007, Pages

  Sonnemann, G R ^a,b   Grygalashvyly, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; SOLAR ENERGY; STATISTICAL METHODS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

SOLAR ACTIVITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; WARMING;

EID: 37349043164     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008718     Document Type: Article

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