Modulation of tropical convection by breaking Rossby waves

This work discusses observations of both the convective‐inhibiting and convective‐promoting properties associated with Rossby waves that break in the extratropics and extend into the tropics. Two tropical drought periods—times of reduced tropical cloudiness and rainfall—were observed during mid to l...

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Published in:Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 2009-01, Vol.135 (638), p.125-137
Main Authors: Allen, G., Vaughan, G., Brunner, D., T. May, P., Heyes, W., Minnis, P., K. Ayers, J.
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Physics of the high neutral atmosphere
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stratosphere to troposphere exchange
tropopause fold
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