Estimating the 27-day and 11-year solar cycle variations in tropical upper stratospheric zone

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Fioletov, Vitali E ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE; PLASMAS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TROPICS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

10.7 CM SOLAR FLUXES; 11-YEAR SOLAR CYCLES; DATA SETS; HIGH AMPLITUDES; MG II INDICES; OZONE RESPONSE; ROTATION CYCLES; SATELLITE INSTRUMENTS; SOLAR ACTIVITIES; SOLAR FLUXES; SOLAR SIGNALS; SOLAR VARIATIONS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCES;

OZONE LAYER;

BACKSCATTER; ESTIMATION METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 62749178087     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010499     Document Type: Article

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