Interannual variations of middle atmospheric temperature as measured by the JPL lidar at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii (19.5°N, 155.6°W)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Li, Tao ^a,b   Leblanc, Thierry ^a   McDermid, I Stuart ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERICS; BUILDINGS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OBSERVATORIES; OPTICAL RADAR; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIMULATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

11-YEAR SOLAR CYCLE; ANNUAL MEAN; DAILY TEMPERATURES; EQUATORIAL REGIONS; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; JET PROPULSION LABORATORY; LIDAR TEMPERATURE; LOWERMOST STRATOSPHERE; MAUNA LOA; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; MODEL SIMULATION; NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; OUT OF PHASE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; RAMAN LIDAR; RAYLEIGH; SOLAR CYCLE; SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; TEMPERATURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE RESPONSE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LIDAR; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; RADIOSONDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLAR CYCLE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TIME SERIES;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MAUNA LOA; MAUNA LOA OBSERVATORY; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68249088926     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009764     Document Type: Article

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