The downward influence of stratospheric sudden warmings

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 3856-3876

  Hitchcock, Peter ^a   Simpson, Isla R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

Author keywords

General circulation models; Intraseasonal variability; North Atlantic oscillation; Stratophere troposphere coupling

Indexed keywords

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS; STRATOPHERE-TROPOSPHERE COUPLINGS; STRATOSPHERIC SUDDEN WARMINGS;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; TROPOSPHERE; WARMING;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84907438869     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-14-0012.1     Document Type: Article

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