Dynamics of the lower stratospheric circulation response to ENSO

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2537-2556

  Simpson, Isla R ^a   Shepherd, Theodore G ^a   Sigmond, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; Dynamics; Eddies; ENSO; Stratospheric circulation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC RESPONSE; DOWN-WELLING; EDDIES; ENSO; EQUATORWARD SHIFT; EXTRATROPICAL; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; JET STRUCTURE; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE MODEL; MIDLATITUDES; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PHASE SPEED; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SIMULATED RESPONSE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERIC CIRCULATIONS; SUBTROPICAL JET; WAVE ACTIVITY; WAVE DRAGS; WIND ANOMALIES; ZONAL WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERICS; CLIMATOLOGY; DRAG; DYNAMICS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

TROPICS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; COOLING; DRAG; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TROPOSPHERE; UPWELLING; WARMING; ZONAL WIND;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 81755181529     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-05.1     Document Type: Article

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