Geomagnetic perturbations on stratospheric circulation in late winter and spring

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Lu, Hua ^a   Clilverd, Mark A ^a   Seppälä, Annika ^a,b   Hood, Lon L ^c  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOMAGNETISM; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SOLAR RADIATION; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WIND;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; MESOSPHERE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OZONE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPRING (SEASON); STRATOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WIND; WINTER; CATALYSIS; NITROGEN; PERTURBATION; POLAR REGION; SEASONALITY; SOLAR ACTIVITY; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; THERMOSPHERE;

GEOMAGNETISM; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLAR ENERGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

CATALYTIC DESTRUCTION; CHEMICAL EFFECT; ENERGETIC PARTICLES; EXTRATROPICAL; GEOMAGNETIC SIGNALS; IN-SITU; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; ODD NITROGEN; POLAR REGIONS; SC SIGNALS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; STRATOSPHERIC CIRCULATIONS; STRATOSPHERIC OZONE; STRATOSPHERIC SUDDEN WARMINGS; STRATOSPHERIC WINDS; WAVE DUCTING;

ATMOSPHERICS;

EID: 56249129775     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008915     Document Type: Article

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