Evidence for a wavier jet stream in response to rapid Arctic warming

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Francis, Jennifer A ^a   Vavrus, Stephen J ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic amplification; extreme weather; jet stream

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EXTREME WEATHER; EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS; GAS CONCENTRATION; JET STREAMS; MERIDIONAL FLOWS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; THICKNESS GRADIENTS; WEATHER PATTERNS;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE VARIATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; JET STREAM; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; WARMING;

EID: 84921789078     PISSN: 17489318     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/10/1/014005     Document Type: Article

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