Stratospheric response to arctic sea ice retreat and associated planetary wave propagation changes

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-11

  Jaiser, Ralf ^a   Dethloff, Klaus ^a   Handorf, Dörthe ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arctic oscillation; Arctic sea ice retreat; Planetary wave propagation; Polar vortex

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ICE RETREAT; PLANETARY WAVE; POLAR VORTEX; SEA ICE; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE PROPAGATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARCTIC; EUROPE;

EID: 84882724916     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v65i0.19375     Document Type: Article

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