Dynamical connection between tropospheric blockings and stratospheric polar vortex

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 2010, Pages

  Castanheira, J M ^a   Barriopedro, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE VEHICLES;

BAROCLINIC; BLOCKINGS; IN-PHASE FORCING; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PLANETARY WAVES; STRATOSPHERIC POLAR VORTEX; SUDDEN STRATOSPHERIC WARMING; TIME EVOLUTIONS; VORTEX STRENGTH; WAVE AMPLITUDES; WAVE NUMBERS; ZONAL WAVENUMBER;

AMPLIFICATION;

AMPLITUDE; BAROCLINIC MODE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POLAR VORTEX; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 77954675771     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL043819     Document Type: Article

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