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Seol & Yamazaki 1998
Seol, D. and Yamazaki, K. (1998). QBO and Pinatubo signals in the mass flux at 100 hPa and stratospheric circulation. Geophysical Research Letters 25: doi: 10.1029/98GL01295. issn: 0094-8276.

The residual mean meridional circulation is calculated by the transformed Eulerian-mean (TEM) momentum and continuity equations for the period from December 1988 to November 1995. Our method does not rely on radiative calculations. The tropical upward mass flux at 100 hPa is estimated from the extratropical downward mass fluxes in the southern and northern hemispheres. The multiple regression statistical model is used to obtain quantitatively the signal of the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) and the trend. The results show that the tropical upward mass flux is enhanced during QBO easterly phase and reduced during QBO westerly phase. As a residual, the signal of Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption in June 1991 is detected. This reflects the aerosol effects to the residual circulation in the lower stratosphere after the eruption. An abrupt increase of the mass flux is shown in the latter half of 1991, and the increase ceases at the end of 1993, about 2.5 years after the eruption. ¿ 1998 American Geophysical Union

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Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, General circulation, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Middle atmosphere dynamics (0341, 0342), Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Stratosphere/troposphere interactions, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Volcanic effects
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Geophysical Research Letters
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