The frequency and dynamics of stratospheric sudden warmings in the 21st century

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Charlton Perez, A J ^a   Polvani, L M ^b   Austin, J ^c,d   Li, F ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; STRATOSPHERE; TRACE GAS; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WARMING; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLUID DYNAMICS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SEASONALITY; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; GAS EMISSIONS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; CHEMISTRY-CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATE FORCINGS; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; COUPLED MODELS; DYNAMICAL PROPERTIES; GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS LABORATORIES; MODEL INTEGRATION; STRATOSPHERIC SUDDEN WARMINGS; TRACE GAS CONCENTRATIONS; WINTER SEASONS;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 56249101066     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009571     Document Type: Article

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