Case studies of the mesospheric response to recent minor, major, and extended stratospheric warmings

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 20, 2010, Pages

  Siskind, David E ^a   Eckermann, Stephen D ^a   McCormack, John P ^a   Coy, Larry ^a   Hoppel, Karl W ^a   Baker, Nancy L ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; PARAMETERIZATION; WAVES;

ADIABATIC HEATING; ENHANCED GRAVITY; EXTRATROPICAL; GRAVITY WAVE DRAG; GRAVITY WAVE MOMENTUM; HIGH ALTITUDE; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; PARAMETERIZED; POLAR VORTEX; SHORT-TERM FORECASTS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STRATOSPHERIC WARMINGS; THERMAL RESPONSE; TRACE CONSTITUENTS;

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS;

ADIABATIC PROCESS; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COOLING; GRAVITY WAVE; HEATING; MESOSPHERE; MODEL VALIDATION; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; OROGRAPHY; PARAMETERIZATION; POLAR VORTEX; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STRATOSPHERE; TRACER; VORTEX; WARMING; WAVE PROPAGATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 78049406349     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014114     Document Type: Article

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