Relation between the 100-hPa heat flux and stratospheric potential vorticity

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4017-4027

  Hinssen, Yvonne B L ^a   Ambaum, Maarten H P ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eddies; Fluxes; Polar low vortex; Potential vorticity; Stratosphere; Vorticity

Indexed keywords

ABRUPT CHANGE; EDDIES; EDDY HEAT FLUXES; FLUX DIFFERENCE; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; POLAR CAP POTENTIAL; POLAR LOW/VORTEX; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; QUANTITATIVE RELATIONS; RELAXATION TIME SCALE; STRATOSPHERE; SUDDEN STRATOSPHERIC WARMING;

CLIMATOLOGY; HEAT FLUX; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

VORTICITY;

EDDY; HEAT FLUX; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; STRATOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW; WARMING;

EID: 78651096605     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3569.1     Document Type: Article

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