Diagnostic comparison of tropospheric blocking events with and without sudden stratospheric warming

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 2227-2240

  Colucci, Stephen J ^a   Kelleher, Michael E ^a  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticyclones; Stratosphere; Stratospheric circulation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HEAT FLUX; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW;

ANTICYCLONES; GEO-POTENTIAL HEIGHTS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; STRATOSPHERIC CIRCULATIONS; STRATOSPHERIC POLAR VORTEX; STRATOSPHERIC VORTEX; SUDDEN STRATOSPHERIC WARMING; UPPER TROPOSPHERE;

TROPOSPHERE;

ANTICYCLONE; ATMOSPHERIC BLOCKING; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POLAR VORTEX; STRATOSPHERE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84943397365     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-14-0160.1     Document Type: Article

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