Wave driving in the tropical lower stratosphere as simulated by WACCM. Part II: ENSO-Induced changes for northern winter

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 543-555

  Taguchi, Masakazu ^a  

^a AICHI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREWER-DOBSON CIRCULATION; CLIMATOLOGICAL ANNUAL CYCLE; COMMUNITY CLIMATE MODELS; CONVECTIVE HEATING; EQUATORIAL PACIFIC; EQUATORIAL ROSSBY WAVES; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; MOMENTUM BUDGET; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; STATIONARY WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OCEAN CURRENTS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HEAT BUDGET; LA NINA; MOMENTUM; PERTURBATION; ROSSBY WAVE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SIMULATION; STANDING WAVE; STRATOSPHERE; WINTER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 77953241819     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3144.1     Document Type: Article

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