Evolution of seasonal temperature disturbances and solar forcing in the US North Pacific

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-89

  Courtillot, V ^a   Le Mouel J L ^a   Blanter, E ^a,b   Shnirman, M ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION THEORY AND MATHEMATICAL GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

North West Pacific; Solar forcing; Solar irradiance; Temperature disturbances

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL SCALE; LONG-TERM EVOLUTION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NORTH PACIFIC; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; SEASONAL TEMPERATURE; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR FORCING; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; TEMPERATURE DISTURBANCE;

SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 72049087743     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2009.10.011     Document Type: Article

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