The relationship between tropospheric wave forcing and tropical lower stratospheric water vapor

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 471-480

  Dhomse, S ^a   Weber, M ^a   Burrows, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ANNUAL VARIATION; EDDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEAT FLUX; PLANETARY WAVE; SOLAR CYCLE; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR; WAVE FORCE;

EID: 39349108558     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-471-2008     Document Type: Article

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