Uncertainties of the relationship between the equatorial quasi-biennial oscillation, the Arctic stratosphere and solar forcing

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 1354-1363

  Powell, Alfred M ^a   Jianjun, Xu ^a  

^a OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

QBO; Solar forcing; Stratosphere; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC TEMPERATURE; DATA SETS; HEIGHT FIELDS; MULTIPLE-PEAK; PHASE PEAKS; QBO; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SEASONAL PEAKS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR FORCING; SOLAR RADIO FLUX; SOLAR SIGNALS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRATOSPHERE; STRATOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); RADIOSONDES;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 78449312023     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2010.09.024     Document Type: Article

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