Unraveling impact factors for future changes in the Brewer-Dobson circulation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 10,296-10,312

  Oberländer, Sophie ^a   Langematz, Ulrike ^a   Meul, Stefanie ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brewer Dobson circulation; climate forcings; downward control principle; future changes; mean age of stratospheric air; stratosphere

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; GRAVITY WAVES; GREENHOUSE GASES; MIXING; SEA ICE; TROPICS;

BREWER-DOBSON CIRCULATION; CLIMATE FORCINGS; DOWNWARD CONTROL; FUTURE CHANGES; MEAN AGES;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE MODELING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GREENHOUSE GAS; MASS TRANSFER; MIXING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SIMULATION; STRATOSPHERE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

EID: 84886073840     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50775     Document Type: Article

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