Vertical and interhemispheric links in the stratosphere-mesosphere as revealed by the day-to-day variability of Aura-MLS temperature data

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3387-3409

  Xu, X ^a   Manson, A H ^a   Meek, C E ^a   Chshyolkova, T ^a   Drummond, J R ^b   Hall, C M ^c   Riggin, D M ^d   Hibbins, R E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d Colorado Research Associates ^*  (United States)

^e BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (Middle atmosphere dynamics; Polar meteorology; Waves andtides)

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; CORRELATION; COUPLING; DATA ASSIMILATION; MESOPAUSE; MESOSPHERE; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POLAR METEOROLOGY; POLAR VORTEX; STRATOSPHERE; WARMING; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 73149098131     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-3387-2009     Document Type: Article

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