Association of double tropopause events with baroclinic waves

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 19, 2011, Pages

  Castanheira, J M ^a   Gimeno, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; OCEAN CURRENTS; TROPICS;

BAROCLINIC; BAROCLINIC WAVES; EXTRATROPICAL TROPOPAUSE; GEOPOTENTIALS; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; RADIO OCCULTATIONS; REANALYSIS; ROSSBY WAVE; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; WAVE PATTERNS; ZONAL PROPAGATION;

CLOUDS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BAROCLINIC WAVE; CORRELATION; COSMIC; GPS; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; ROSSBY WAVE; TROPOPAUSE; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 80054823742     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016163     Document Type: Article

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