The influence of solar wind on extratropical cyclones - Part 2: A link mediated by auroral atmospheric gravity waves?

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-57

  Prikryl, P ^a   Muldrew, D B ^a   Sofko, G J ^b  

^a Industry Canada   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Convective processes; Mesoscale meteorology; Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics; Waves and tides

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; AURORA; CYCLOGENESIS; GRAVITY WAVE; IONOSPHERE; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SEVERE WEATHER; SOLAR WIND; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 77950253208     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-31-2009     Document Type: Article

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