Variabilities of mesospheric tides during sudden stratospheric warming events of 2006 and 2009 and their relationship with ozone and water vapour

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 78-79, Issue , 2012, Pages 108-115

  Sridharan, S ^a   Sathishkumar, S ^b   Gurubaran, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

Author keywords

Atmospheric tides; Ozone; Stratospheric warming; Water vapour

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; DIURNAL TIDES; HIGH LATITUDES; HIGH-TO-LOW; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; LOW LATITUDES; LOW-TO-HIGH; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OZONE MIXING RATIO; SEMI-DIURNAL; SOLAR INSOLATION; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY; STRATOSPHERIC WARMINGS; SUDDEN STRATOSPHERIC WARMING; WATER VAPOUR; ZONAL WIND;

MIXING; TIDES; VAPORS;

OZONE;

EID: 84858284184     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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