Wave driving in the tropical lower stratosphere as simulated by WACCM. Part I: Annual cycle

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2029-2043

  Taguchi, Masakazu ^a,b  

^a AICHI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; CLIMATOLOGICAL ANNUAL CYCLE; COMMUNITY CLIMATE MODELS; CONVECTIVE HEATING; EQUATORIAL ROSSBY WAVES; EXTRATROPICAL; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SEA ICE CONDITIONS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; VERTICAL FLUXES;

ATMOSPHERICS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEA ICE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TROPICS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ANNUAL CYCLE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; ROSSBY WAVE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; UPWELLING; WAVE FIELD; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 69949136063     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS2854.1     Document Type: Article

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