Internal variability of the winter stratosphere. Part II: Time-dependent forcing

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2375-2388

  Scott, R K ^a   Polvani, L M ^b   Waugh, D W ^c  

^a NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODULATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

FREQUENCY LOCKING; INTERNAL VARIABILITY; LOWER BOUNDARY; POLAR VORTEX; RANDOM WAVES; ROOT MEAN SQUARES; SPATIAL STRUCTURING; TIME-DEPENDENT; TIME-PERIODIC MODULATION; TIME-VARYING; WAVE FLUXES; WAVE FORCING;

FREQUENCY RESPONSE;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; MODELING; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WINTER;

EID: 52049104973     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2619.1     Document Type: Article

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