Tropical response to stratospheric sudden warmings and its modulation by the QBO

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 7382-7395

  Gomez Escolar M ^a   Calvo, N ^a   Barriopedro, D ^a,b,c   Fueglistaler, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; MODULATION; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; QBO; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SSW; STRATOSPHERIC SUDDEN WARMINGS; STRATOSPHERIC WARMINGS; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; ZONAL-MEAN ZONAL WINDS;

TROPICS;

EID: 84904750308     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020560     Document Type: Article

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