A continuum of sudden stratospheric warmings

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 531-540

  Coughlin, K ^a   Gray, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECMWF RE-ANALYSIS; K-MEANS; NORTHERN ANNULAR MODES; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; POLAR WINTERS; STRATOSPHERIC WARMINGS; SUDDEN STRATOSPHERIC WARMING; TWO STATE; ZONAL WINDS;

ATMOSPHERICS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; GLOBAL WARMING; POLAR VORTEX; STRATOSPHERE; THRESHOLD; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 65549097273     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2792.1     Document Type: Article

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