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Wave-Mean-Flow Interactions

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The Stratosphere and Its Role in the Climate System

Part of the book series: Nato ASI Series ((ASII,volume 54))

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Many middle atmosphere phenomena, such as, for example, sudden stratospheric warmings, can be described in terms of the interaction between the zonal mean flow and eddy disturbances on the flow. In this section, wave-mean-flow interactions are discussed for extratropical phenomena, which are well described by quasi-geostrophic PV dynamics, and for the equatorial quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO).

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  1. Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351640, Seattle, WA, USA, 98195

    James R. Holton (lecturer)

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  1. National Center for Atmospheric Research, 80307, Boulder, CO, USA

    Guy P. Brasseur

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Holton, J.R. (1997). Wave-Mean-Flow Interactions. In: Brasseur, G.P. (eds) The Stratosphere and Its Role in the Climate System. Nato ASI Series, vol 54. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03327-2_5

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