Seasonal cycle of orographic gravity wave occurrence above small islands in the Southern Hemisphere: Implications for effects on the general circulation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 11,589-11,599

  Alexander, M J ^a   Grimsdell, A W ^a  

^a NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

climate; general circulation; gravity waves; remote sensing; stratosphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; DRAG; GRAVITY WAVES; INFRARED DEVICES; MOMENTUM; REMOTE SENSING; SOUNDING APPARATUS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED SOUNDERS; CLIMATE; GENERAL CIRCULATION; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; OROGRAPHIC GRAVITY WAVES; SECONDARY INFLUENCES; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERIC WINDS;

INFRARED INSTRUMENTS;

AIRS; ANNUAL VARIATION; AQUA (SATELLITE); GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRAVITY WAVE; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; REMOTE SENSING; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; WAVE GENERATION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84888193558     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020526     Document Type: Article

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