Influence of the stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation on the Madden-Julian oscillation during austral summer

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1105-1125

  Nishimoto, Eriko ^a   Yoden, Shigeo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Madden Julian oscillation; Quasibiennial oscillation; Stratosphere troposphere coupling

Indexed keywords

OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); TROPOSPHERE;

CONDITIONAL SAMPLING; EASTWARD PROPAGATION; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE COUPLING;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; SUMMER; WESTERLY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (EAST);

EID: 85016740501     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-16-0205.1     Document Type: Article

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