Zonal-Mean dynamics of extended recoveries from stratospheric sudden warmings

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 688-707

  Hitchcock, Peter ^a   Shepherd, Theodore G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Meridional overturning circulation; Middle atmosphere; Seasonal forecasting; Stratophere troposphere coupling

Indexed keywords

MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATIONS; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE MODEL; OROGRAPHIC GRAVITY WAVES; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SEASONAL FORECASTING; STRATOPHERE-TROPOSPHERE COUPLINGS; STRATOSPHERIC SUDDEN WARMINGS;

RECOVERY;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OVERTURN; POLAR VORTEX; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERE; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; WARMING;

EID: 84875025790     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0111.1     Document Type: Article

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