QBO modulation of the semiannual oscillation in MAECHAM5 and HAMMONIA

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 21, 2010, Pages

  Pena Ortiz C ^a   Schmidt, H ^b   Giorgetta, M A ^b   Keller, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MESOPAUSE REGION; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SEASONAL CYCLE; SEMIANNUAL OSCILLATIONS;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MESOSPHERE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SEMIANNUAL OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 78249247461     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD013898     Document Type: Article

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