Further observational evidence of Hadley cell widening in the Southern Hemisphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2590-2597

  Choi, Jung ^a   Son, Seok Woo ^a   Lu, Jian ^b   Min, Seung Ki ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hadley cell; Southern Hemisphere

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

AUSTRAL SUMMERS; HADLEY CELLS; POLEWARD SHIFT; REGIONAL STRUCTURE; REGIONAL TRENDS; SOUTH ATLANTIC; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SUBTROPICAL RIDGE;

CLOUDS;

DECADAL VARIATION; HADLEY CELL; POLAR FRONT; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84897188095     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL059426     Document Type: Article

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