Sensitivity of GCM tropical middle atmosphere variability and climate to ozone and parameterized gravity wave changes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 15, 2010, Pages

  Bushell, A C ^a   Jackson, D R ^a   Butchart, N ^a   Hardiman, S C ^a   Hinton, T J ^a   Osprey, S M ^b   Gray, L J ^c  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; OZONE LAYER; TROPICS;

CHEMISTRY-CLIMATE MODELS; DYNAMICAL RESPONSE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL OZONE DISTRIBUTIONS; INTERACTIVE OZONE CHEMISTRY; LEVEL OF CHANGE; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; OZONE DISTRIBUTION; PARAMETERIZED; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; RADIATIVE HEATING; STRATOSPHERIC OZONE; TEMPERATURE FEEDBACK; TROPICAL STRATOSPHERE; ZONAL MEANS;

OZONE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLEAR SKY; CLIMATE VARIATION; GRAVITY WAVE; OZONE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 77955541758     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013340     Document Type: Article

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