Stratospheric Temperatures Over Australia

Abstract

A study of the stratospheric temperatures over Australia has revealed apparent anomalously high temperatures during 1963-64. Although a change in the radiosonde type was made near the beginning of this period, it is unlikely that this change can have introduced a discontinuity of the magnitude observed. It is tentatively proposed that the anomaly may be related either to the effects of the Bali volcanic debris which appeared over Australia during the same period or to a change in the nature of the biennial oscillation.