A mechanism for the effect of tropospheric jet structure on the annular mode-like response to stratospheric forcing

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2152-2170

  Simpson, Isla R ^a   Blackburn, Michael ^b   Haigh, Joanna D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annular mode; Eddies; Stratophere troposphere coupling

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR MODE; CLIMATE FORCINGS; CRITICAL LATITUDE; CRITICAL LINES; EDDIES; EQUATORIAL STRATOSPHERE; EXTRATROPICAL CIRCULATION; FEEDBACK STRENGTH; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; JET STRUCTURE; PHASE SPEED; POLEWARD SHIFT; SPIN-UP; WESTERLY WINDS; ZONAL WIND;

FEEDBACK;

TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATOLOGY; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; JET STREAM; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; WESTERLY; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 84864857789     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-0188.1     Document Type: Article

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