On the analysis of mean downward velocities around the antarctic polar vortex

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3989-4003

  Miyazaki, Kazuyuki ^a   Iwasaki, Toshiki ^b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC HEATING; ANALYSIS METHODS; ANALYSIS OF MEANS; ANTARCTIC POLAR VORTICES; DIABATIC HEATING; EDDY MIXING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; ISENTROPIC; LAGRANGIAN; LOWER STRATOSPHERES; MEAN VERTICAL VELOCITIES; MERIDIONAL TRANSPORTS; POLAR-NIGHT JETS; RE-ANALYSIS; THERMAL WINDS; TRANSFORMED EULERIAN MEANS; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS; VERTICAL MOTIONS; VERTICAL VELOCITIES; ZONAL MEANS;

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; HEATING; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VELOCITY;

TRACE ANALYSIS;

DATA ASSIMILATION; DISPLACEMENT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; JET STREAM; POLAR VORTEX; STRATOSPHERE; THERMODYNAMICS;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 65549086170     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2749.1     Document Type: Article

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