Intra-seasonal monthly oscillations in stratospheric NCEP data and model results

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1299-1308

  Mayr, H G ^a   Mengel, J G ^b   Huang, F T ^c   Nash, E R ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Intra seasonal oscillations (ISO); NCEP data analysis; Stratosphere dynamics; Sudden stratospheric warmings (SSW); Theoretical modeling

Indexed keywords

INTRA-SEASONAL OSCILLATIONS (ISO); NCEP DATA ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE DYNAMICS; SUDDEN STRATOSPHERIC WARMINGS (SSW); THEORETICAL MODELING;

DIGITAL STORAGE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 67650685574     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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