Dynamical control of the mesosphere by orographic and nonorographic gravity wave drag during the extended northern winters of 2006 and 2009

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2152-2169

  Mclandress, Charles ^a   Scinocca, John F ^b   Shepherd, Theodore G ^c   Reader, M C ^d   Manney, Gloria L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^e NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SIMULATION; DYNAMICAL CONTROL; MESOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MESOSPHERIC WINDS; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; NONOROGRAPHIC GRAVITY WAVE DRAG; OROGRAPHIC GRAVITY WAVES; STRATOSPHERIC SUDDEN WARMINGS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; DIGITAL STORAGE; DRAG; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WIND;

GRAVITY WAVES;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON MONOXIDE; DRAG; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSPHERE; OROGRAPHY; WINTER; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 84881299577     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0297.1     Document Type: Article

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