Chemistry-climate model simulations of recent trends in lower stratospheric temperature and stratospheric residual circulation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Wang, Lei ^a   Waugh, Darryn W ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CHEMISTRY-CLIMATE MODELS; ENSEMBLE MEMBERS; HIGH LATITUDES; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; LOWER STRATOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; NATURAL VARIABILITY; RECENT TRENDS; RESPONSE TO EXTERNAL FORCING; ROBUST TESTS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TEMPERATURE TRENDS; WAVE ACTIVITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE MODELING; COOLING; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPICAL REGION; WAVE ACTION;

EID: 84861310496     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017130     Document Type: Article

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