Geomagnetic activity signatures in wintertime stratosphere wind, temperature, and wave response

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2169-2183

  Seppala A ^a   Lu, H ^b   Clilverd, M A ^b   Rodger, C J ^c  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

energetic particle precipitation; geomagnetic activity; stratosphere; wave mean flow interaction

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ENERGETIC PARTICLES; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES; GEOMAGNETIC EFFECTS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERIC POLAR VORTEX; WAVE-MEAN-FLOW INTERACTION; ZONAL-MEAN ZONAL WINDS;

GEOMAGNETISM;

DATA INTERPRETATION; DATA SET; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETISM; IRRADIANCE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PLANETARY WAVE; POLAR VORTEX; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERE; WAVE MODELING; WINTER; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 84878130575     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50236     Document Type: Article

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