Variability in background stratospheric aerosols over the tropics and its association with atmospheric dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 13, 2011, Pages

  Sunilkumar, S V ^a   Parameswaran, K ^a   Thampi, Bijoy V ^a   Ramkumar, Geetha ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; OPTICAL RADAR; TROPICS; VOLCANOES;

AEROSOL EXTINCTION; AEROSOL LOADING; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; EQUATORIAL REGIONS; LATITUDINAL VARIATION; LIDAR DATA; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OPTICAL DEPTH; PERIODIC VARIATION; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIABILITY; STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; VERTICAL SHEAR; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS; ZONAL WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; DATA SET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LATITUDE; LIDAR; OPTICAL DEPTH; PERIODICITY; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; ZONAL WIND;

GADANKI; INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 79960101905     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015213     Document Type: Article

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