Geographical dependence observed in blocking high influence on the stratospheric variability through enhancement and suppression of upward planetary-wave propagation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 6408-6423

  Nishii, Kazuaki ^a,c   Nakamura, Hisashi ^a,c   Orsolini, Yvan J ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Annular mode; Blocking; Rossby waves; Stratophere troposphere coupling

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR MODE; ANTICYCLONIC ANOMALIES; BLOCKING; COMPOSITE ANALYSIS; EASTERN PACIFIC; EXTRATROPICAL; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; GRID POINTS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PLANETARY WAVES; POLAR STRATOSPHERE; ROSSBY WAVE; STATISTICAL RELATIONSHIP; STRATOSPHERIC SUDDEN WARMINGS; STRATOSPHERIC VARIABILITY; WESTERN PACIFIC;

ATMOSPHERICS; OCEAN CURRENTS; TROPOSPHERE; WIND EFFECTS;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOSTATISTICS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; ROSSBY WAVE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; WARMING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84155193359     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-10-05021.1     Document Type: Review

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