Dynamical sensitivity of the stratospheric circulation and downward influence of upper level perturbations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 23, 2008, Pages

  Hardiman, Steven C ^a,b   Haynes, Peter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; METEOROLOGY; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BAROCLINIC MODE; BOUNDARY CONDITION; GEOPOTENTIAL; PERTURBATION; ROSSBY WAVE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; WAVE FORCE; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 59749103897     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010168     Document Type: Article

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