Stratospheric versus tropospheric control of the strength and structure of the Brewer-Dobson circulation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2857-2877

  Gerber, Edwin P ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE SPECTRUM; BREWER-DOBSON CIRCULATION; COLD POINT; DIABATIC FORCING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MEAN AGE OF AIR; PLANETARY WAVES; ROSSBY WAVE; SEASONAL CYCLE; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; STATIONARY WAVES; TRACER TRANSPORT; WAVE FORCING;

OCEAN CURRENTS; TROPICS;

TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; DIABATIC PROCESS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; POLAR VORTEX; ROSSBY WAVE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84867946835     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-0341.1     Document Type: Article

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