A study on the formation and trend of the Brewer-Dobson circulation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Okamoto, K ^a   Sato, K ^a   Akiyoshi, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONTROL; DRAG; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRODYNAMICS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC WAVES; BODY FORCES; BREWER-DOBSON CIRCULATION; CHEMISTRY-CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATE SYSTEM; DOWNWARD CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; GRAVITY WAVE DRAG; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; OROGRAPHIC GRAVITY WAVES; REANALYSIS; WINTER CIRCULATION;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; DISSIPATION; DRAG; GRAVITY WAVE; OROGRAPHY; STRATOSPHERE; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; WAVE BREAKING;

EID: 79958039207     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014953     Document Type: Article

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