Response of the antarctic stratosphere to two types of el niño events

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 812-822

  Hurwitz, M M ^a   Newman, P A ^a   Oman, L D ^a   Molod, A M ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; El Nino; Planetary waves; Polar low; Quasibiennial oscillation; Stratosphere

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; EL NINO; PLANETARY WAVES; POLAR LOW; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; LAKES; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

COLD FRONT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; PLANETARY WAVE; POLAR FRONT; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; WARM POOL;

ANTARCTICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 79953118551     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JAS3606.1     Document Type: Article

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