Impact of the solar cycle and the QBO on the atmosphere and the ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 17, 2012, Pages

  Petrick, C ^a,b   Matthes, K ^a,b,c   Dobslaw, H ^a   Thomas, M ^a,c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERICS; CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATOLOGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ATMOSPHERIC ANOMALY; CHEMISTRY-CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; COMMUNITY CLIMATE MODELS; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; OCEAN MODEL; OCEAN RESPONSE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR MAXIMA; SOUTHERN ANNULAR MODE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SURFACE PRESSURES; TIME VARYING; TOPDOWN; WIND ANOMALIES;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SOLAR CYCLE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; SURFACE PRESSURE; TROPOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 84866332724     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017390     Document Type: Article

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