A blocking view of the stratosphere-troposphere coupling

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 11,100-11,115

  Davini, P ^a   Cagnazzo, C ^a   Anstey, J A ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE MODELING; DATA SET; JET STREAM; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POLAR VORTEX; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84945248555     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD021703     Document Type: Article

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