Zonally resolved impact of ENSO on the stratospheric circulation and water vapor entry values

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 19, 2016, Pages 11486-11501

  Konopka, Paul ^a   Ploeger, Felix ^a   Tao, Mengchu ^a   Riese, Martin ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; AURA (SATELLITE); EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LA NINA; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; WATER VAPOR; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE FORCE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

BIVALVIA;

EID: 84991031102     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD024698     Document Type: Article

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