Abrupt atmospheric torque changes and their role in the 1976-1977 climate regime shift

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Marcus, Steven L ^a   De Viron, Olivier ^b   Dickey, Jean O ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; FRICTION; LANDFORMS; PHASE SHIFT; TORQUE; TRIBOLOGY; WATER CONTENT;

AXIAL ANGULAR MOMENTUMS; CLIMATE REGIME; CLIMATE REGIME SHIFT; EASTERN EQUATORIAL PACIFIC; EQUATORIAL PACIFIC; EXTRATROPICAL; GLOBAL MEAN SURFACE TEMPERATURE; HEAT CONTENTS; HIMALAYAS; MOUNTAIN TORQUES; NEGATIVE FRICTION; RATE OF RISE; RECHARGE PROCESS; REGIME SHIFT; SURFACE PRESSURES; TOTAL TORQUE; WESTERN PACIFIC; ZONAL FLOWS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR MASS; ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE MODELING; COLD WATER; FRICTION; GRAVITY WAVE; HADLEY CELL; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SURFACE PRESSURE; THERMOCLINE; UPWELLING; ZONAL FLOW;

ANDES; HIMALAYAS; PACIFIC OCEAN; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 79951818734     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015032     Document Type: Article

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