Nonstationary synchronization of equatorial QBO with SAO in observations and a model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1654-1664

  Kuai, Le ^a,d   Shia, Run Lie ^a   Jiang, Xun ^b   Tung, Ka Kit ^c   Yung, Yuk L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATORIAL STRATOSPHERE; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; ISENTROPIC; NATURAL PERIOD; NONSTATIONARY; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; REANALYSIS; SEMIANNUAL OSCILLATIONS; WAVE FORCING;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYNCHRONIZATION; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL);

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SEMIANNUAL OSCILLATION; STANDING WAVE; STRATOSPHERE; WESTERLY;

EID: 69849106557     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2857.1     Document Type: Article

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