A comparative study of the major sudden stratospheric warmings in the Arctic winters 2003/2004-2009/2010

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 8115-8129

  Kuttippurath, J ^a   Nikulin, G ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE FORCING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; VORTEX; WARMING; WINTER;

EID: 84866077613     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-8115-2012     Document Type: Article

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