Signature of latitudinal coupling during a major sudden stratospheric warming in the tropics

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 75-76, Issue , 2012, Pages 122-126

  Guharay, A ^a   Sekar, R ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Latitudinal coupling; Lidar observations; Sudden stratospheric warming; Waves

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; DYNAMICAL PARAMETERS; HEAT TRANSMISSION; HIGH LATITUDES; LIDAR OBSERVATIONS; LIDAR TEMPERATURE; LOW LATITUDES; LOW-TO-HIGH; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; NCEP REANALYSIS; PLANETARY WAVES; POLAR REGIONS; SUDDEN STRATOSPHERIC WARMING; TROPICAL STATIONS; WAVE ACTIVITY;

OPTICAL RADAR; WAVES;

ATMOSPHERICS;

EID: 84856192645     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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